Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 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 130.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orchard Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 533rd 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 Orchard Way (DL4 2EW) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (DL4 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dent Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robson Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Orchard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Parade —
Apr 2026Burglary Dent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunnyside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Birch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Cedar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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