Postcode · Bishop Auckland
Crime in DL13 2PF
How much crime is recorded in DL13 2PF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanhope & Weardale
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,607 (2024)
How safe is DL13 2PF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL13 2PF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 2PFNational
Burglary20.39.1
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 71% 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.