Crime Rate in Bishop Auckland Town, ward

Bishop Auckland Town has the highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 261st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 24th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bishop Auckland Town in the last 12 months was 208.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bishop Auckland Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 509 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -76.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 642 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bishop Auckland Town ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 217 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (74 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.