Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Burglary 49.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Redworth Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 337th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Redworth Road (DL4 2JB) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 Burglary with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redworth Road (DL4 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Mallards Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adamson Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Harrison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strand Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Celandine Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Adelaide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celandine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tomlin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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