Total Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Killhope Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 317th lowest 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 Killhope Grove (DL14 0SG) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Killhope Grove (DL14 0SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bollihope Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookhope Grove (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 | Vehicle crime | Bollihope Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Croxdale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlehope Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bollihope Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bollihope Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bollihope Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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