Postcode · Bishop Auckland
Crime in DL13 5JF
How much crime is recorded in DL13 5JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,137 (2024)
How safe is DL13 5JF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL13 5JF 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
28.1
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 5JFNational
Burglary16.19.1
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.14.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 66% 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.