Total Crime Rate

283.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 283.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.6 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Milton Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Milton Grove (DH6 2RD) in the last 12 months was 283.5 per 1,000 residents and was 154.7% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Grove (DH6 2RD), 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 Milton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcote Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dunelm Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunelm Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Byron Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Byron Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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