Total Crime Rate

239.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 239.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 8/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 189th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (DL14 8LP) in the last 12 months was 239.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DL14 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleveland View, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howlish View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howlish View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cleveland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Well Chare Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Chare —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howlish View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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