Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Newgate Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 835th 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 Newgate Street (DL14 7EW) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newgate Street (DL14 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newgate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order A689 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A689
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saddler Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laurel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Gates
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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