Total Crime Rate

274.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 274.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunelm Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Dunelm Place (DH6 2RF) in the last 12 months was 274.3 per 1,000 residents and was 160.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunelm Place (DH6 2RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunelm Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cowley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hamilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcote Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Street —
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcote Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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