Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 61.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 673rd lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Church Lane (DL17 8LT) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (DL17 8LT), 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 Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eamont Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thirlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saddler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Garth Under investigation
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Data Sources

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