Crime Rates at North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET

North Bailey area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Bailey (DH1 3ET) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 386.5% higher than the Durham South average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 90.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Bailey (DH1 3ET), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.