Crime Rates at Front Street, Shotton Colliery, Durham, DH6 2LT

Front Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 208th 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 Front Street (DH6 2LT) in the last 12 months was 229.9 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 5.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH6 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunelm Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.