Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wynyard Grove 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 Wynyard Grove (DL14 8RF) 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 Wynyard Grove (DL14 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stenhouse Court, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redworth Grove (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shildon and Dene Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stenhouse Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Van Mildert Close | — |
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