Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 67.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 55.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bryans Leap area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Burnopfield and Dipton , and the 742nd lowest 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 Bryans Leap (NE16 6BS) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% higher than the Burnopfield and Dipton average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryans Leap (NE16 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East View, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandypath Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Burnopfield and Dipton

Crime Over Time in Bryans Leap area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandypath Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandypath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandypath Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandypath Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order East View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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