Crime Rates at Birch Avenue, Shildon, DL4 2EE

Birch Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 438th 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 Birch Avenue (DL4 2EE) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Avenue (DL4 2EE), 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.