Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Etherley Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Etherley Lane (DL14 6TU) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -72.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Etherley Lane (DL14 6TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Escomb Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Etherley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollard'S Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prescott Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deerness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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