Postcode · Seaham
Crime in SR7 7RT
How much crime is recorded in SR7 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Murton North & Parkside
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,898 (2024)
SR7 7RTSeaham
How safe is SR7 7RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR7 7RT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 7RTNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour21.410.7
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.74.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.31.5
Burglary1.49.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.