Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burns Terrace area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 807th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Burns Terrace (DH6 2PD) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Terrace (DH6 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Byron Terrace. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcote Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Byron Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Byron Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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