Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Princes Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 638th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Street (DL4 1AX) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (DL4 1AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6282, where police recorded 23 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 Princes Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Co-Operative Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbutt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Court —
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Data Sources

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