Total Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 173.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

George Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around George Street (DL4 1JS) in the last 12 months was 173.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (DL4 1JS), 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.

Crime Over Time in George Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ruby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Co-Operative Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
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 Drybourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drybourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garbutt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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