Crime Rates at Mickleton, Barnard Castle, DL12 0LL

This area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DL12 0LL) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% lower than the Barnard Castle East average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DL12 0LL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Terrace, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobbler Gate Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.