Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 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 73.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashbrooke Estate area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 795th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashbrooke Estate (DH6 2LR) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashbrooke Estate (DH6 2LR), 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 Ashbrooke Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cowley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcote Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcote Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
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Data Sources

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