Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 80.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Lartington Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 847th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lartington Lane (DL12 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lartington Lane (DL12 9AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Burnhope Way. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lartington Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burnhope Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnhope Way Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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