Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 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 112.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Thorngate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 634th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorngate (DL12 8PY) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorngate (DL12 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near Horse Market. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Thorngate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorngate Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridgegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridgegate —
Apr 2026Other crime Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horse Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horse Market Under investigation
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Data Sources

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