Postcode · Seaham
Crime in SR7 8NB
How much crime is recorded in SR7 8NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Murton North & Parkside
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,309 (2024)
SR7 8NBSeaham
How safe is SR7 8NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR7 8NB 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
37.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 8NBNational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Criminal damage and arson24.74.7
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Other theft8.74.5
Other crime6.31.5
Drugs5.92.4
Public order4.34.6
Shoplifting3.98.4
Burglary3.79.1
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery2.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.