Crime Rates at Primitive Street, Shildon, DL4 1EQ

Primitive 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 Primitive Street (DL4 1EQ) 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 Primitive Street (DL4 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.