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Crime in DL12 0XS

How much crime is recorded in DL12 0XS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,201 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL12 0XS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL12 0XS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

DL12 0XSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 48% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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