Total Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eldon Bank area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 283rd 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 Eldon Bank (DL14 8DX) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Shildon and Dene Valley average (175.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eldon Bank (DL14 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Close House (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eldon Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Other theft Eldon Bank Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Close House Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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