Crime Rates at Flatts Road, Barnard Castle, DL12 8RF

Flatts Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flatts Road (DL12 8RF) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flatts Road (DL12 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flatts Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flaxfield (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.