Crime Rates at Leopold Place, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6EJ

Leopold Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 269th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leopold Place (DL14 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leopold Place (DL14 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.