Crime Rates at May Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7DB

May Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 277th 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 May Street (DL14 7DB) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Street (DL14 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.