Total Crime Rate
135.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bailey Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Burnopfield and Dipton , and the 456th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Bailey Street (DH9 9TF) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 124.4% higher than the Burnopfield and Dipton average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bailey Street (DH9 9TF), the main crime hotspot is near Good Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burnopfield and Dipton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Good Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Good Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Good Street | — |
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