Total Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Front Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 859th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (DL14 0JP) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Bishop Auckland Town average (199.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Front Street (DL14 0JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carisbrooke Crescent, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckett Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Auckland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rush Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carisbrooke Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carisbrooke Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stirling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carisbrooke Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carisbrooke Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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