Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Witton Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Witton Way (DL14 0LR) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Witton Way (DL14 0LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bank Well, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rudland Way (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Evenwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lilac Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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