Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Witton Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 372nd 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 Witton Road (DL17 8QE) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witton Road (DL17 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Ravensworth Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brancepeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ravensworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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