Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ullswater Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 517th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ullswater Avenue (DL14 9LS) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Barnard Castle East average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ullswater Avenue (DL14 9LS), the main crime hotspot is near Esthwaite Grove. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ullswater Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dickenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esthwaite Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copeland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Etherley Bank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esthwaite Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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