Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Edge Hill area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 637th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Edge Hill (DL14 7QT) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Bishop Auckland Town average (208.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Hill (DL14 7QT), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edge Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Edge Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Cap Bank —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hexham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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