Crime Rates at Abbey Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6PN

Abbey Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 655th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Road (DL14 6PN) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Woodhouse Close average (147.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (DL14 6PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coney Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cosgrove Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.