Postcode · Seaham
Crime in SR7 7RH
How much crime is recorded in SR7 7RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seaham Central & South
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,727 (2024)
SR7 7RHSeaham
How safe is SR7 7RH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR7 7RH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SR7 7RHNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Burglary17.69.1
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Public order5.64.6
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.