Bishop Auckland (West) vs Crook (Willington)

Bishop Auckland (West) has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,513 crimes in the last 12 months. Crook (Willington) has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,078 crimes. Bishop Auckland (West) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bishop Auckland (West) shows a year-on-year crime trend of -18.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Crook (Willington) shows -0.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bishop Auckland (West), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (423 incidents). In Crook (Willington), it is Violent Crime (371 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bishop Auckland (West) recorded 423 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Crook (Willington) recorded 269. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bishop Auckland (West) totalled 384 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 371 in Crook (Willington). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bishop Auckland (West) recorded 1,861 crimes (now 1,513, a change of -18.7%). Crook (Willington) recorded 1,087 crimes previously (now 1,078, -0.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bishop Auckland (West) has a resolution rate of 18.9% and Crook (Willington) has 26.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bishop Auckland (West) falls within the Durham Constabulary boundary. Crook (Willington) is covered by Durham Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bishop Auckland (West) and Crook (Willington). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.