Total Crime Rate
118.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dene Grove area has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 581st 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 Dene Grove (DL14 6DR) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dene Grove (DL14 6DR), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Catherines Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Cuthberts Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cradock Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cradock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cradock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cradock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cradock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bedes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Taylor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holdforth Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holdforth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashcroft Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Andrew'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Catherines Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodlands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Terrace | Under investigation |
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