Postcode · Bishop Auckland
Crime in DL14 8NG
How much crime is recorded in DL14 8NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coundon North
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
How safe is DL14 8NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL14 8NG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 8NGNational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Criminal damage and arson17.14.7
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary6.09.1
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.54.6
Other theft1.34.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.