Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 79.4 7/10
  • Burglary 32.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Rush Park area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 859th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rush Park (DL14 6NR) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rush Park (DL14 6NR), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rush Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bollihope Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bollihope Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bollihope Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stirling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlehope Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rush Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carisbrooke Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carisbrooke Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrooke Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carisbrooke Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bollihope Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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