Total Crime Rate

221.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 221.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.1 10/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mafeking Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 218th 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 Mafeking Place (DL4 1LY) in the last 12 months was 221.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mafeking Place (DL4 1LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Parade, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mafeking Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Cedar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Parade —
Apr 2026Robbery Birch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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