Postcode · Bishop Auckland
Crime in DL14 0PJ
How much crime is recorded in DL14 0PJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,191 (2024)
How safe is DL14 0PJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL14 0PJ 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
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
DL14 0PJNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Burglary13.49.1
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.12.4
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.