Total Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glebe Villas area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 120th 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 Glebe Villas (DL17 9HT) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glebe Villas (DL17 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bishop Middleham and Cornforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reading Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reading Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barratt Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Road | — |
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