Total Crime Rate

162.6 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 162.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Walmer Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 350th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walmer Avenue (DL14 6NW) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walmer Avenue (DL14 6NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tivoli Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walmer Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prescott Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Frances Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Morpeth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Helena Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deerness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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