Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highland Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 622nd lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Gardens (DL4 1ET) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Gardens (DL4 1ET), 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.

Crime Over Time in Highland Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbutt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primitive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Co-Operative Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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