Total Crime Rate

160.4 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 160.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hillside Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 361st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Hillside Road (DL14 8LS) in the last 12 months was 160.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Road (DL14 8LS), 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 Hillside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cleveland View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dixon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Well Chare Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Chare —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland View —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howlish View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howlish View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hutchinson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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