Total Crime Rate
306.8 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
177.0 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Gurney Valley area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gurney Valley (DL14 8RP) in the last 12 months was 306.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Bishop Auckland Town average (203.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -19.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 177.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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