Total Crime Rate
190.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Conway Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 300th highest 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 Conway Grove (DL14 6AF) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Conway Grove (DL14 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tivoli Place, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaumont Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tivoli Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensworth Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tivoli Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helena Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frances Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arthur Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brewer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferguson Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Milton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Copse | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rutland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Copse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Copse | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Escomb Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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