Crime Rates at Church Street, Shildon, DL4 1DU

Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Church Street (DL4 1DU) in the last 12 months was 568.1 per 1,000 residents and was 229.7% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 210.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (DL4 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.