Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 65.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterside Cottages area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 741st 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 Waterside Cottages (DL14 7SG) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Bishop Auckland Town average (203.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Cottages (DL14 7SG), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside Cottages area

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Data Sources

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