Total Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.6 2/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harmire Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harmire Road (DL12 8DL) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Barnard Castle East average (61.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harmire Road (DL12 8DL), the main crime hotspot is near Beaconsfield Court. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harmire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bede Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B6278 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kirk View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Strathmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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