Postcode district · Seaham
Crime in SR7
How much crime is recorded in SR7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 36,359 (2024)
SR7Postcode district · Seaham
How safe is SR7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR7, 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).
SR7National
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Shoplifting22.78.4
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Criminal damage and arson13.24.7
Burglary10.29.1
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.