Crime Rates at Lindsay Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RE

Lindsay Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 470th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Lindsay Street (DL14 7RE) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 366.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindsay Street (DL14 7RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wesley Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.