Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Short Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 693rd 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 Short Street (DL14 6BN) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Street (DL14 6BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Short Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watling Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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