Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Redworth Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 689th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Redworth Road (DL4 2JL) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redworth Road (DL4 2JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walter Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near All Saints' Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Redworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bouch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Royal George Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Harrison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal George Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Royal George Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery All Saints' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Walter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adamson Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Walter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Redworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soho Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouch Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tomlin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilburn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouch Street β€”

Data Sources

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