Total Crime Rate

211.1 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 211.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dunelm Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 236th 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 Dunelm Court (DL12 8JT) in the last 12 months was 211.1 per 1,000 residents and was 242.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunelm Court (DL12 8JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dawson Road, where police recorded 34 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 Dunelm Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tannery Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson Street —
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Data Sources

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