Total Crime Rate

179.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Parade area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 299th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Beech Parade (DL17 9PF) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Parade (DL17 9PF), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
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Data Sources

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