Crime Rates at Byerley Road, Shildon, DL4 1HU

Byerley Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 475th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byerley Road (DL4 1HU) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byerley Road (DL4 1HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruby Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.