Crap Towns / Seaton Delaval / Crime

How much crime is there in Seaton Delaval?

The police recorded 73.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Seaton Delaval from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 28.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 65.3, down from 76.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	76.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	77.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	65.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	28.9	34.1
Shoplifting	12.0	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.0	7.0
Other theft	6.8	5.4
Public order	6.3	6.6
Other crime	3.2	2.0
Burglary	2.9	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.8	3.8
Drugs	1.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blyth	5.8 km	117
Wallsend	7.5 km	108
Tynemouth	7.0 km	98.7
Bedlington	8.7 km	89.7
Killingworth	4.8 km	76.6
Seaton Delaval	–	73.1
Cramlington	5.1 km	69.2
Shiremoor	3.8 km	67.7
Longbenton	6.2 km	67.2
Whitley Bay	4.2 km	58.3
Wideopen	7.4 km	38.2
The typical town	–	76.2