Crime Rates at Meadow View, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9HB

Meadow View area has the 4th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 61st 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 Meadow View (DL14 9HB) in the last 12 months was 463.9 per 1,000 residents and was 313.6% higher than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 247.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow View (DL14 9HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Street, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow View (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.