Crime Rates at Church View, Shotton Colliery, Durham, DH6 2YD

Church View area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 795th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Church View (DH6 2YD) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church View (DH6 2YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whinfield Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.