Total Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 193.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 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

Scott Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 287th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scott Street (DL4 2DU) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Street (DL4 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Scott Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strand Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Adamson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strand Street —
Apr 2026Public order Strand Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harrison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harrison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Foxglove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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