Crime Rates at Victoria Street, Shotton Colliery, Durham, DH6 2LD

Victoria Street area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 34th 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 Victoria Street (DH6 2LD) in the last 12 months was 672.6 per 1,000 residents and was 504.2% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 181.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (DH6 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Court, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Terrace (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.