Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishops Court area has the 40th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 675th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Bishops Court (DL14 9FB) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Court (DL14 9FB), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow View. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leazes Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbridge Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bishops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leazes Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Boyden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyden Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Court —
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Data Sources

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