Total Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 14.7 1/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Orchard area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 The Orchard (DL12 8FB) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around The Orchard (DL12 8FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Orchard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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