Crime Rates at Benbow Walk, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8LY

Benbow Walk area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 434th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Benbow Walk (DL14 8LY) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benbow Walk (DL14 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drake Avenue, where police recorded 31 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.