Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 171.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Osborne Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 344th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Terrace (DL14 9RT) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 161.0% higher than the Barnard Castle East average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Terrace (DL14 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynas Place, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swan Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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