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Crime in DL12 9RQ

How much crime is recorded in DL12 9RQ, 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
1,386 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL12 9RQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL12 9RQ 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 9RQNational
Burglary18.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.54.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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