Crime Rates at Ruskin Avenue, Shildon, DL4 1HS

Ruskin Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 833rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Avenue (DL4 1HS) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (DL4 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruby Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6282 (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.