Total Crime Rate

201.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 201.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 98.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ravensworth Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ravensworth Road (DL17 8QL) in the last 12 months was 201.7 per 1,000 residents and was 195.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravensworth Road (DL17 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravensworth Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morpeth Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ravensworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order 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 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ravensworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cleves Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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