Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 69.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Zetland Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 765th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Zetland Road (DL12 8LD) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Zetland Road (DL12 8LD), 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 Zetland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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