Crime Rates at Princes Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7AZ

Princes Street area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Street (DL14 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 1628.2 per 1,000 residents and was 679.9% higher than the Bishop Auckland Town average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 572.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (DL14 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 217 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.