Crime Rates at Freville Street, Shildon, DL4 1JT

Freville Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 351st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Freville Street (DL4 1JT) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freville Street (DL4 1JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterloo Terrace, where police recorded 26 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.