Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 151.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Grove area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Grove (DL14 6ST) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Grove (DL14 6ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Auckland Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosemount Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemount Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemount Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosemount Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milford Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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