Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albion Avenue 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 Albion Avenue (DL4 1ER) 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 Albion Avenue (DL4 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Albion Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primitive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbutt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Co-Operative Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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