Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

May Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 687th 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 May Street (DL14 7DB) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Street (DL14 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in May Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saddler Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Surtees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Auckland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braithwaite Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braithwaite Street —
Apr 2026Public order Braithwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Gates —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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