Total Crime Rate

203.7 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 203.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Shildon and Dene Valley , and the 252nd 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 This (DL4 2QT) in the last 12 months was 203.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DL4 2QT, the main crime hotspot is near Old Eldon Farm Steadings, with 10 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in DL4 2QT area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Old Eldon Farm Steadings Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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