Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shop Hill 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 Shop Hill (DL14 8PH) 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 Shop Hill (DL14 8PH), the main crime hotspot is near Drake Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shop Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Chare —
Apr 2026Other theft Hutchinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Drake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerton View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerton View —
Apr 2026Other crime Hutchinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutchinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutchinson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerton View —
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Data Sources

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