Bishop Auckland South
Middle areaSouth east County Durham. 7,133 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 25% of people in Bishop Auckland South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bishop Auckland South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop Auckland South at a rate of 188.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 441 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 317 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 193 |
| Other crime | 178 |
| Shoplifting | 86 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Drug offences | 33 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bishop Auckland South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bishop Auckland South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop Auckland South at a rate of 188.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 119 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bishop Auckland South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (441), anti-social behaviour (317) and criminal damage and arson (193).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of County Durham
These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Bishop Auckland South alone. See County Durham
Bishop Auckland South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bishop Auckland South was £100,000 in 2025.
Bishop Auckland South had 7,039 usual residents at the census.
About 25% of people in Bishop Auckland South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bishop Auckland South, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.