Total Crime Rate

326.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 326.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.1 7/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Garbutt Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 110th 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 Garbutt Street (DL4 1AR) in the last 12 months was 326.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garbutt Street (DL4 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruby Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Garbutt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ruby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbutt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Co-Operative Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Avenue —
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Data Sources

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