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Crime in Sedgefield: 22 offences recorded in July 2026

Crime

22 crimes were recorded in and around Sedgefield in July 2026, according to figures published by Durham Police. That is up by 6 on the 16 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Anti social behaviour: 11 reports (50% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 3 reports (14% of the total) Shoplifting: 3 reports (14% of the total) Vehicle crime: 2 reports (9% of the total) Violent crime: 2 reports (9% of the total)

Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.

Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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