Total Crime Rate

1275.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1275.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 596.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 255.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.9 10/10
  • Public order 65.9 10/10
  • Other crime 27.1 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Durham Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 6th 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 Durham Road (DL17 8LG) in the last 12 months was 1275.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1435.3% higher than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 145.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 329.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (DL17 8LG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bishop Middleham and Cornforth

Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Main Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siemans Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owen Street —
Sep 2025Public order Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Main Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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