Total Crime Rate
175.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarence Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 336th 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 Clarence Gardens (DL14 7RB) in the last 12 months was 175.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Gardens (DL14 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Surtees Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Surtees Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Surtees Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Braithwaite Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Braithwaite Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Braithwaite Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishop Street | — |
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