Total Crime Rate

212.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 212.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laburnum Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Terrace (DH6 2HF) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the Shotton and South Hetton average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Terrace (DH6 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Atkinson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Westgarth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westgarth Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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