Total Crime Rate

176.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 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 176.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Queen Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (DL4 2HD) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (DL4 2HD), 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 Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra 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 Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunnyside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dent Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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