Crime Rates at Laburnum Terrace, Shotton Colliery, Durham, DH6 2HF

Laburnum Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 164th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Terrace (DH6 2HF) in the last 12 months was 264.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.2% higher than the Shotton and South Hetton average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -24.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Terrace (DH6 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Court, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Court (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.