Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Winston Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 761st 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 Winston Road (DL2 3NN) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winston Road (DL2 3NN), the main crime hotspot is near Winston Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Winston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grice Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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