Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 43.9 8/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 862nd highest 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 Prospect Place (DL12 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% higher than the Barnard Castle East average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Place (DL12 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A688, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nickleby Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Kirk View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bede Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Strathmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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