Total Crime Rate
190.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deerness Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Deerness Road (DL14 6UB) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deerness Road (DL14 6UB), the main crime hotspot is near The Copse. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Escomb Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Milton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferguson Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Copse | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvoir Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Copse | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Copse | Under investigation |
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