Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

General Bucher Court area has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 640th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 General Bucher Court (DL14 6EY) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around General Bucher Court (DL14 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in General Bucher Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastlea Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Andrew'S Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Andrew'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alderson Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mccullagh Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcintyre Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fleet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackett Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashcroft Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ashcroft Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hawthorn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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