Crime Rates at Harrison Close, Shildon, DL4 2LN

Harrison Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 199th 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 Harrison Close (DL4 2LN) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 97.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrison Close (DL4 2LN), 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.