Total Crime Rate
1628.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Peel Street area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Peel Street (DL14 7LF) in the last 12 months was 1628.2 per 1,000 residents and was 679.9% higher than the Bishop Auckland Town average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 572.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peel Street (DL14 7LF), 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.
View Crime In Bishop Auckland Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Regent Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A689 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Laurel Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Adelaide Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Andrew'S Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Andrew'S Place | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Gates | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Westgate Road | Under investigation |
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