Total Crime Rate

228.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 228.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Parade area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 205th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 East Parade (DL14 7BW) in the last 12 months was 228.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Parade (DL14 7BW), 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 (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Prince'S Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Laurel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A689 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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