Crime in Seaham (Seaham Town): 245 offences recorded in July 2026

245 crimes were recorded in and around Seaham (Seaham Town) in July 2026, according to figures published by Durham Police. That is up by 68 on the 177 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Anti social behaviour: 93 reports (38% of the total) Violent crime: 65 reports (27% of the total) Shoplifting: 24 reports (10% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 15 reports (6% of the total) Public order: 12 reports (5% 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.