Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warwick Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Warwick Road (DL14 6LT) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Road (DL14 6LT), the main crime hotspot is near Brough Grove. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brough Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Arundel Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Arundel Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Close | Under investigation |
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