Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Moor Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 836th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Road (DL2 3LF) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Barnard Castle East average (65.6 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Road (DL2 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Moor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ruddock'S Wynd Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ruddock'S Wynd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ruddock'S Wynd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ruddock'S Wynd Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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