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

Church Road 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 Church Road (DL17 8LS) 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 Church Road (DL17 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eamont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hallgarth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parker Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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