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Crime · Town Head
Reported crime in the parish of Bishop Auckland
3,238 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 201 per 1,000 residents.
The figures on this page are for the parish of Bishop Auckland, which includes Town Head. There are no separate figures for Town Head. What each figure covers
Total incidents
3,238
Rate / 1,000
201
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,001 | 31% |
| Anti social behaviour | 688 | 21% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 395 | 12% |
| Shoplifting | 385 | 12% |
| Public order | 203 | 6% |
| Burglary | 121 | 4% |
| Other theft | 112 | 3% |
| Vehicle crime | 109 | 3% |
| Other crime | 86 | 3% |
| Drugs | 62 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 28 | 1% |
| Robbery | 21 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 21 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 6 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 64 | 86 | 78 | 94 | 91 | 61 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 113 | 88 | 106 | 1001 |
| Anti social behaviour | 49 | 40 | 34 | 47 | 70 | 48 | 59 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 82 | 46 | 688 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 395 |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 25 | 33 | 385 |
| Public order | 21 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 203 |
| Burglary | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 121 |
| Other theft | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 112 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 109 |
| Other crime | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 86 |
| Drugs | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Robbery | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 21 | |||
| Theft from the person | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 232 | 262 | 214 | 233 | 297 | 226 | 269 | 269 | 283 | 331 | 326 | 296 | 3238 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Town Head, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 16,133.