Total Crime Rate

177.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 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 177.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Office Row area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 327th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Office Row (DL14 8XA) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% lower than the Shildon and Dene Valley average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Office Row (DL14 8XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Road, where police recorded 18 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.

Crime Over Time in Office Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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