Crime Rates at Abbey Lane, Barnard Castle, DL12 9TH

Abbey Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 707th 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 Abbey Lane (DL12 9TH) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Lane (DL12 9TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thorngate Place, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Lendings (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.