Crime Rates at Main Street, Shildon, DL4 1AJ

Main Street area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Street (DL4 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 805.5 per 1,000 residents and was 347.8% higher 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 Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 241.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (DL4 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.