Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Eamont Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 553rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eamont Road (DL17 8LY) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eamont Road (DL17 8LY), 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 Eamont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thirlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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