Total Crime Rate

1198.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1198.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 856.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.2 10/10
  • Other theft 42.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.9 10/10
  • Burglary 31.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dene Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Horden , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dene Terrace (SR8 4JF) in the last 12 months was 1198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 544.6% higher than the Horden average (185.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 39.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 132.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene Terrace (SR8 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardwick Street, where police recorded 255 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sixth Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dene Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edendale Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sixth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sixth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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