Total Crime Rate
64.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kyles Yard area has the 36th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 714th 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 Kyles Yard (DL12 8GA) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kyles Yard (DL12 8GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A688, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A688 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A688 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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