Total Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 138.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Main Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (DL14 8UN) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Shildon and Dene Valley average (172.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (DL14 8UN), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gibson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Randolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Randolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deanery Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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