Total Crime Rate

251.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 251.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sun Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 180th 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 Sun Street (DL14 6DP) in the last 12 months was 251.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Street (DL14 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sun Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cradock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cradock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holdforth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holdforth Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cradock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laurel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashcroft Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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