Total Crime Rate
124.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorngate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 518th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 8QB) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorngate (DL12 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorngate Wynd (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnard Castle East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bank | Under investigation |
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