Crime Rate in Barnard Castle East, ward

Barnard Castle East has the 15th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 3577th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 83rd lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnard Castle East in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnard Castle East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 233 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnard Castle East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.