Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.1 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 17.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barrington Meadows area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 127th 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 Barrington Meadows (DL14 6NT) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrington Meadows (DL14 6NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arundel Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Barrington Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Burglary Campion Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Arundel Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Arundel Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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