Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunelm Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 602nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunelm Court (DL12 8JT) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% 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 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dunelm Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pearson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pearson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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