Crime Rates at Bridge Road, Shotton Colliery, Durham, DH6 2PQ

Bridge Road 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 Bridge Road (DH6 2PQ) 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 Bridge Road (DH6 2PQ), 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.