Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 80.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Houses area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 816th 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 Railway Houses (DL14 8TB) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Bishop Auckland Town average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Houses (DL14 8TB), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Street. Police recorded 19 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 Railway Houses area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deanery Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Randolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Randolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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