Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Drybourne Park 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 Drybourne Park (DL4 1JA) 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 Drybourne Park (DL4 1JA), 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 Drybourne Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drybourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primitive Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drybourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drybourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ruby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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