Total Crime Rate

190.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.4 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 190.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prescott Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 300th 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 Prescott Way (DL14 6FL) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescott Way (DL14 6FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tivoli Place, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Prescott Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferguson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Copse —
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Escomb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
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Data Sources

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