Total Crime Rate

306.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

177.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 306.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gibson Street 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 Gibson Street (DL14 8RT) 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) .

In the area around Gibson Street (DL14 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Heslop Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gibson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Burglary Gibson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Heslop Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Stanley Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Close House Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Close House Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Close House Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Eldon Bank Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Close House Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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