Total Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Co Operative Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 849th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Co Operative Street (DL4 1DA) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Co Operative Street (DL4 1DA), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Elm Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Regent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearl Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elm Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garbutt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Co-Operative Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Street | Under investigation |
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