Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 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 150.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Brancepeth Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 427th 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 Brancepeth Road (DL17 8QR) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brancepeth Road (DL17 8QR), 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 Brancepeth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ravensworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brancepeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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