Crime Rates at Richardson Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6TP

Richardson Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 593rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richardson Avenue (DL14 6TP) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Woodhouse Close average (147.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richardson Avenue (DL14 6TP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.