Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Grange Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 508th 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 Grange Avenue (DL14 8RB) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Avenue (DL14 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Ruthall Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ruthall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Van Mildert Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradford Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruthall Court —
Apr 2026Public order Moule Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruthall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liddell Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liddell Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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