Crime Rates at A J Cook Terrace, Shotton Colliery, Durham, DH6 2PR

A J Cook Terrace area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 580th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% 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 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.