Total Crime Rate

160.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 160.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hutchinson Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 387th 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 Hutchinson Street (DL14 7DD) in the last 12 months was 160.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hutchinson Street (DL14 7DD), 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 Hutchinson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Auckland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Surtees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saddler Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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