Total Crime Rate
119.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fraser Court area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 577th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fraser Court (DL14 8NT) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fraser Court (DL14 8NT), 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.
View Crime In Coundon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutchinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hutchinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutchinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hutchinson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howlish View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howlish View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Howlish View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Well Chare | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwells Garth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwells Garth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westerton View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westerton View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howlish Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Drake Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drake Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westerton View | — |
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