Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Row area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 415th 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 South Row (DL14 8UT) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Row (DL14 8UT), the main crime hotspot is near Heslop Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Burglary Gibson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Close House Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Close House Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Eldon Bank Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Close House Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Close House Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Stanley Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Heslop Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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