Total Crime Rate

248.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 248.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howlish View area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 183rd 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 Howlish View (DL14 8ND) in the last 12 months was 248.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 136.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howlish View (DL14 8ND), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Howlish View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwells Garth —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helmsley Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Howlish View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Chare —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwells Garth —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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