Total Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Auckland Terrace 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 Auckland Terrace (DL4 1AZ) 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 Auckland Terrace (DL4 1AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garbutt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley View Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Elm Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Co-Operative Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Adelaide Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Street | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.