Total Crime Rate

156.4 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 156.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Morpeth Grove area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 371st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morpeth Grove (DL14 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morpeth Grove (DL14 6LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coney Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brough Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morpeth Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coney Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Morpeth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Woodhouse Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodhouse Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deerness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Lane —
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Data Sources

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