Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Richmond Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Richmond Avenue (DL14 6NQ) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Avenue (DL14 6NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhouse Lane, where police recorded 21 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 Richmond Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Woodhouse Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodhouse Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollard'S Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Lane —
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Data Sources

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