Total Crime Rate

388.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 388.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnes Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnes Road (SR7 9QP) in the last 12 months was 388.4 per 1,000 residents and was 167.8% higher than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 208.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnes Road (SR7 9QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansbury Drive, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knaresborough Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Burnip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knaresborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Webb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Webb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burnip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watkin Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watkin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watkin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knaresborough Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watkin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knaresborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knaresborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denewood —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Street South —
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Data Sources

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