Crime Rate in West Auckland, ward

West Auckland has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 324th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 32nd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Auckland in the last 12 months was 192.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Auckland’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 480 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 563 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Auckland ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 377 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.