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Crime in DL14 9JX

How much crime is recorded in DL14 9JX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,415 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL14 9JX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL14 9JX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9JXNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary4.99.1
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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