Total Crime Rate

1100.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

294.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1100.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 534.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 294.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 224.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.8 10/10
  • Public order 65.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Hallgarth Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Hallgarth Terrace (DL17 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 1100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1513.3% higher than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 294.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hallgarth Terrace (DL17 8HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broom Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hallgarth Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hallgarth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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