Total Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 171.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.9 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Auckland Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 324th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Auckland Terrace (DL4 1AY) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower than the Shildon and Dene Valley average (172.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Auckland Terrace (DL4 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Terrace. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Auckland Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6282 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6282 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maughan Street
Sep 2025Public order Salisbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order B6282 Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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