Durham Constabulary

Crime in Bishop Auckland (Town Central)

Street-level crime statistics for Bishop Auckland (Town Central) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,914 crimes in last 12 months

8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,914 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓5.5% vs Previous 12 Months

8/100 Safety Score

23.7% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 2,914 total crimes recorded in Bishop Auckland (Town Central)

Violent Crime

1,027

↑12%

Anti-Social Behaviour

598

↓11%

Criminal Damage & Arson

394

↓11%

Shoplifting

210

↓16%

Public Order

179

↓6%

Burglary

109

↓42%

Other Theft

100

Vehicle Crime

↓45%

Other Crime

↑23%

Drugs

↑36%

Possession of Weapons

↑30%

Theft from Person

↑118%

Robbery

↑114%

Bicycle Theft

↓63%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Bishop Auckland (Town Central)

241

02/23

256

03/23

254

04/23

261

05/23

252

06/23

244

07/23

250

08/23

245

09/23

269

10/23

230

11/23

197

12/23

216

01/24

236

02/24

238

03/24

277

04/24

253

05/24

270

06/24

323

07/24

274

08/24

288

09/24

299

10/24

228

11/24

210

12/24

187

01/25

201

02/25

269

03/25

271

04/25

254

05/25

232

06/25

222

07/25

256

08/25

240

09/25

250

10/25

208

11/25

220

12/25

291

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Bishop Auckland (Town Central) (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Bishop Auckland (Town Central)

January 2026 291 crimes December 2025 220 crimes November 2025 208 crimes October 2025 250 crimes September 2025 240 crimes August 2025 256 crimes July 2025 222 crimes June 2025 232 crimes May 2025 254 crimes April 2025 271 crimes March 2025 269 crimes February 2025 201 crimes January 2025 187 crimes December 2024 210 crimes November 2024 228 crimes October 2024 299 crimes September 2024 288 crimes August 2024 274 crimes July 2024 323 crimes June 2024 270 crimes May 2024 253 crimes April 2024 277 crimes March 2024 238 crimes February 2024 236 crimes January 2024 216 crimes December 2023 197 crimes November 2023 230 crimes October 2023 269 crimes September 2023 245 crimes August 2023 250 crimes July 2023 244 crimes June 2023 252 crimes May 2023 261 crimes April 2023 254 crimes March 2023 256 crimes February 2023 241 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.