Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Dalton Crescent area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 562nd 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 Dalton Crescent (DL4 2LE) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 22.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Crescent (DL4 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near All Saints' Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dalton Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royal George Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royal George Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bouch Street
Apr 2026Other crime Bouch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Royal George Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Royal George Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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