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Crime in Bishop Auckland (East): 18 offences recorded in July 2026

Crime

18 crimes were recorded in and around Bishop Auckland (East) in July 2026, according to figures published by Durham Police. That is up by 6 on the 12 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Violent crime: 11 reports (61% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 1 reports (6% of the total) Burglary: 1 reports (6% of the total) Drugs: 1 reports (6% of the total) Other theft: 1 reports (6% 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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