Total Crime Rate

175.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 312th 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 West Road (DL4 1JY) in the last 12 months was 175.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (DL4 1JY), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Terrace. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Sep 2025Public order B6282 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Salisbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6282 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6282 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maughan Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East View Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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