Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 60.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Park Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 666th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Street (DL14 7JS) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Street (DL14 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Park Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area 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 Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laurel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Bondgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Bondgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Silver 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 2026Public order A689 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A689
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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