Newcastle Courant newsdesk
Crime in Bishop Auckland (West): 42 offences recorded in July 2026
42 crimes were recorded in and around Bishop Auckland (West) in July 2026, according to figures published by Durham Police. That is down by 2 on the 44 recorded the month before.
The most common reports were:
Violent crime: 16 reports (38% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 9 reports (21% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 4 reports (10% of the total) Public order: 3 reports (7% of the total) Burglary: 2 reports (5% of the total)
Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.
Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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