Total Crime Rate

177.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.1 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prescott Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 305th 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 Prescott Way (DL14 6FL) in the last 12 months was 177.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescott Way (DL14 6FL), the main crime hotspot is near Tivoli Place. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prescott Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prescott Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deerness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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