Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cockton Hill Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 349th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cockton Hill Road (DL14 6BE) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Bishop Auckland Town average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cockton Hill Road (DL14 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tivoli Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cockton Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Frances Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockton Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fleet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cockton Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockton Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Helena Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alderson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcintyre Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Street —
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ashcroft Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brewer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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