Postcode · Seaham
Crime in SR7 8AR
How much crime is recorded in SR7 8AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Murton North & Parkside
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,238 (2024)
SR7 8ARSeaham
How safe is SR7 8AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR7 8AR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
190
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 8ARNational
Shoplifting70.88.4
Criminal damage and arson37.94.7
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Burglary9.89.1
Other crime6.81.5
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.24.6
Drugs3.12.4
Robbery2.41.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.