Crime Rate in Shildon and Dene Valley, ward

Shildon and Dene Valley has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 450th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 42nd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shildon and Dene Valley in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shildon and Dene Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 833 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -24.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 988 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shildon and Dene Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.