Total Crime Rate

266.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 266.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windsor Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 160th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windsor Gardens (DL4 1NA) in the last 12 months was 266.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Gardens (DL4 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Firtree. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windsor Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firtree Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firtree Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Firtree Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firtree —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South View —
Sep 2025Burglary South View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Parade —
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Data Sources

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