Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 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 139.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Collingwood Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 478th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Collingwood Street (DL14 8LL) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Collingwood Street (DL14 8LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambleton Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Collingwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helmsley Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwells Garth
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwells Garth
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Howlish View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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