Total Crime Rate

345.2 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 345.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.5 10/10
  • Burglary 46.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Soho Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 93rd 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 Soho Street (DL4 1PG) in the last 12 months was 345.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 106.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Street (DL4 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near All Saints' Road. Police recorded 53 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 Soho Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mafeking Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Mallards Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Harrison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strand Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adamson Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouch Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouch Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Bouch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery All Saints' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tomlin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Redworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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