Total Crime Rate

178.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 178.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 324th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Avenue (DL14 6DA) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (DL14 6DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cockton Hill Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferguson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Escomb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cockton Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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