Total Crime Rate

1628.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1628.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 474.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 414.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 243.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 153.9 10/10
  • Public order 145.3 10/10
  • Other theft 76.9 10/10
  • Burglary 34.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway 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 Railway Street (DL14 7LR) 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 Railway Street (DL14 7LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bishop Auckland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Andrew'S Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Auckland Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackett Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road —
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Data Sources

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