Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cambridge Terrace area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 473rd 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 Cambridge Terrace (DL12 8DA) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Terrace (DL12 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dawson Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathmore Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montalbo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6278 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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