Crime Rates at Sunnydale, Shildon, DL4 2ET

Sunnydale area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 525th 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 Sunnydale (DL4 2ET) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 188.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnydale (DL4 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dent Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.