Total Crime Rate

175.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 175.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 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
  • Robbery 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

Ladysmith Street 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 Ladysmith Street (DL14 7RD) 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 Ladysmith Street (DL14 7RD), the main crime hotspot is near Surtees Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ladysmith Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Surtees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braithwaite Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Escomb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Copse —
Apr 2026Public order Braithwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Surtees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braithwaite Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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