Total Crime Rate

177.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 177.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.1 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Copse area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 305th 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 The Copse (DL14 7UE) in the last 12 months was 177.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Copse (DL14 7UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Copse area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deerness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prescott Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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