Total Crime Rate

252.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.1 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 252.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wadham Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 177th 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 Wadham Close (SR8 2NN) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% higher than the Passfield average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 166.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadham Close (SR8 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malvern Close, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherwell Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wadham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadham Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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