Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Newton Grange area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 820th 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 Newton Grange (DL14 7RP) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Grange (DL14 7RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherwood Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Grange area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Grange Under investigation
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Data Sources

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