Postcode · Barnard Castle
Crime in DL12 8NL
How much crime is recorded in DL12 8NL, 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
- 1,570 (2024)
DL12 8NLBarnard Castle
How safe is DL12 8NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL12 8NL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8NLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting10.78.4
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order6.04.6
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs1.52.4
Burglary0.79.1
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.