Postcode · Bishop Auckland
Crime in DL13 1QZ
How much crime is recorded in DL13 1QZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanhope & Weardale
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
How safe is DL13 1QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL13 1QZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
DL13 1QZNational
Burglary10.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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.