Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Middleham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 714th 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 Middleham Road (DL17 9JA) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleham Road (DL17 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Terrace (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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