Crap Towns / Shildon / Crime

How much crime is there in Shildon?

The police recorded 147 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Shildon from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 64.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 147, down from 150 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	150	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	143	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	147	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	64.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	25.5	7.0
Burglary	11.7	3.1
Public order	10.8	6.6
Shoplifting	9.9	7.1
Other theft	9.0	5.4
Other crime	5.4	2.0
Vehicle crime	5.1	3.8
Drugs	2.6	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Ferryhill	8.6 km	161
Shildon	–	147
Bishop Auckland	3.9 km	145
Willington	9.3 km	124
Spennymoor	9.1 km	110
Newton Aycliffe	4.3 km	108
Darlington	12.8 km	105
Durham	17.6 km	103
Crook	11.4 km	101
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark	16.7 km	85.6
Brandon	13.7 km	81.5
The typical town	–	76.2