Crime Rate in Barnard Castle West, ward

Barnard Castle West has the 9th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 2913th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnard Castle West in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnard Castle West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 215 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnard Castle West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Burnhope Way. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.