Total Crime Rate

259.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 259.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.9 10/10
  • Other crime 89.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Grassholme Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 164th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grassholme Way (DL12 9BU) in the last 12 months was 259.9 per 1,000 residents and was 296.1% 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 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 144.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grassholme Way (DL12 9BU), 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.

Crime Over Time in Grassholme Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnhope Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Ullathorne Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs 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 2026Public order Burnhope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burnhope Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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