Total Crime Rate

359.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 359.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Auton Stile area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Auton Stile (DH7 7DB) in the last 12 months was 359.8 per 1,000 residents and was 223.0% higher than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 215.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Auton Stile (DH7 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Wayside Court. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Auton Stile area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wayside Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auton Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wayside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ritson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ritson Avenue —
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Data Sources

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