Total Crime Rate

573.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.6 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 573.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 147.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.8 10/10
  • Public order 56.8 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

King Street area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 46th 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 King Street (DL12 8EP) in the last 12 months was 573.9 per 1,000 residents and was 774.8% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 221.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (DL12 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Horse Market. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pearson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baliol Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baliol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathmore Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pearson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Farmers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flatts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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