Postcode · Bishop Auckland
Crime in DL13 3LB
How much crime is recorded in DL13 3LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanhope & Weardale
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
DL13 3LBBishop Auckland
How safe is DL13 3LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL13 3LB area, below 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 3LBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% 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.