Durham Constabulary
Crime in Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village)
Street-level crime statistics for Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
8
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
Crime Zone Map
Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.
Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 1,451 total crimes recorded in Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village)
Violent Crime
419
28.9%
↑8%
Shoplifting
331
22.8%
↑13%
Anti-Social Behaviour
209
14.4%
↑34%
Criminal Damage & Arson
167
11.5%
↓12%
Public Order
76
5.2%
↑7%
Other Theft
68
4.7%
↓44%
Vehicle Crime
64
4.4%
↓7%
Burglary
39
2.7%
↓49%
Other Crime
28
1.9%
Drugs
25
1.7%
↑150%
Robbery
12
0.8%
↑100%
Possession of Weapons
10
0.7%
↑233%
Theft from Person
2
0.1%
↑100%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.1%
↓80%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village)
98
02/23
93
03/23
104
04/23
98
05/23
116
06/23
99
07/23
117
08/23
103
09/23
128
10/23
122
11/23
92
12/23
110
01/24
98
02/24
104
03/24
118
04/24
116
05/24
93
06/24
103
07/24
135
08/24
118
09/24
154
10/24
127
11/24
126
12/24
127
01/25
139
02/25
133
03/25
100
04/25
114
05/25
107
06/25
147
07/25
127
08/25
124
09/25
116
10/25
116
11/25
120
12/25
108
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village)
January 2026
108 crimes
December 2025
120 crimes
November 2025
116 crimes
October 2025
116 crimes
September 2025
124 crimes
August 2025
127 crimes
July 2025
147 crimes
June 2025
107 crimes
May 2025
114 crimes
April 2025
100 crimes
March 2025
133 crimes
February 2025
139 crimes
January 2025
127 crimes
December 2024
126 crimes
November 2024
127 crimes
October 2024
154 crimes
September 2024
118 crimes
August 2024
135 crimes
July 2024
103 crimes
June 2024
93 crimes
May 2024
116 crimes
April 2024
118 crimes
March 2024
104 crimes
February 2024
98 crimes
January 2024
110 crimes
December 2023
92 crimes
November 2023
122 crimes
October 2023
128 crimes
September 2023
103 crimes
August 2023
117 crimes
July 2023
99 crimes
June 2023
116 crimes
May 2023
98 crimes
April 2023
104 crimes
March 2023
93 crimes
February 2023
98 crimes
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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026.
Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.