Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale
Middle areaSouth west County Durham. 12,459 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 589 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 97% of people in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale at a rate of 71.7 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 | 344 |
| Other crime | 205 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 102 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 86 |
| Burglary | 53 |
| Shoplifting | 52 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale at a rate of 71.7 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, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (344), other crime (205) and anti-social behaviour (102).
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 Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale alone. See County Durham
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale in brief
The median price paid for a home in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale was £257,000 in 2025.
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale had 12,145 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale, 68.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.