Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

A J Cook Terrace area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 721st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around A J Cook Terrace (DH6 2PR) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around A J Cook Terrace (DH6 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Court. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in A J Cook Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grove Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1280 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Estate Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Dixon Estate Under investigation

Data Sources

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