Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Shotton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Horden , and the 629th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shotton Road (SR8 4QU) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Horden average (185.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shotton Road (SR8 4QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Twelfth Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shotton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Twelfth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twelfth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Twelfth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yoden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yoden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yoden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yoden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirteenth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eleventh Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eleventh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edendale Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shotton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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