Durham Constabulary

Crime in Bishop Auckland (West)

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 1,720 crimes in last 12 months

8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

1,720 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓2.2% vs Previous 12 Months

8/100 Safety Score

29.5% 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 — 1,720 total crimes recorded in Bishop Auckland (West)

Anti-Social Behaviour

494

↑14%

Violent Crime

430

Shoplifting

323

↓13%

Criminal Damage & Arson

162

↓18%

Public Order

↑16%

Other Theft

↑39%

Burglary

↓42%

Vehicle Crime

↓33%

Other Crime

↑19%

Drugs

↑8%

Possession of Weapons

↑8%

Theft from Person

↑600%

Robbery

↑25%

Bicycle Theft

↑100%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Bishop Auckland (West)

02/23

109

03/23

04/23

05/23

134

06/23

140

07/23

107

08/23

118

09/23

184

10/23

107

11/23

140

12/23

139

01/24

117

02/24

03/24

124

04/24

152

05/24

131

06/24

171

07/24

177

08/24

159

09/24

156

10/24

151

11/24

143

12/24

189

01/25

133

02/25

175

03/25

132

04/25

112

05/25

161

06/25

137

07/25

143

08/25

117

09/25

198

10/25

140

11/25

143

12/25

129

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

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

Explore by Month

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

January 2026 129 crimes December 2025 143 crimes November 2025 140 crimes October 2025 198 crimes September 2025 117 crimes August 2025 143 crimes July 2025 137 crimes June 2025 161 crimes May 2025 112 crimes April 2025 132 crimes March 2025 175 crimes February 2025 133 crimes January 2025 189 crimes December 2024 143 crimes November 2024 151 crimes October 2024 156 crimes September 2024 159 crimes August 2024 177 crimes July 2024 171 crimes June 2024 131 crimes May 2024 152 crimes April 2024 124 crimes March 2024 89 crimes February 2024 117 crimes January 2024 139 crimes December 2023 140 crimes November 2023 107 crimes October 2023 184 crimes September 2023 118 crimes August 2023 107 crimes July 2023 140 crimes June 2023 134 crimes May 2023 97 crimes April 2023 93 crimes March 2023 109 crimes February 2023 91 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Durham Constabulary

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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.