Total Crime Rate

647.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 647.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 233.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.6 10/10
  • Public order 51.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Queen Street area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Queen Street (DL12 8JF) in the last 12 months was 647.7 per 1,000 residents and was 950.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 215.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (DL12 8JF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tannery Yard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horse Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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