Seaham ward · County Durham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 17% across County Durham (3.7 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 18% here, compared with 20% across County Durham (1.5 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 25.9% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (0.9 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Seaham ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,072 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 835 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Seaham ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 64 mapped crimes in September 2024; 126 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Seaham
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
64
22
October 2024
65
18
November 2024
54
21
December 2024
61
10
January 2025
49
12
February 2025
65
11
March 2025
56
13
April 2025
70
25
May 2025
77
19
June 2025
67
21
July 2025
100
25
August 2025
107
38
September 2025
71
31
October 2025
86
21
November 2025
64
15
December 2025
66
24
January 2026
87
28
February 2026
74
28
March 2026
92
34
April 2026
89
30
May 2026
110
32
June 2026
85
74
July 2026
122
77
August 2026
126
46
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Seaham
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
398
shoplifting
257
criminal damage arson
153
public order
74
other theft
64
other crime
31
burglary
29
vehicle crime
28
drugs
11
robbery
11
possession of weapons
6
theft from the person
6
bicycle theft
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
