Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Short Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 623rd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Short Street (DL14 6BN) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Street (DL14 6BN), 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 Short Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frances Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Helena Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brewer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Street —
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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