Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gurney Valley area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 786th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gurney Valley (DL14 8RW) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 180.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gurney Valley (DL14 8RW), 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 Gurney Valley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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
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Data Sources

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