Postcode · Barnard Castle
Crime in DL12 8RX
How much crime is recorded in DL12 8RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,103 (2024)
DL12 8RXBarnard Castle
How safe is DL12 8RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL12 8RX 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8RXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.01.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 73% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.