Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill
Middle areaNorth west County Durham. 10,563 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 70 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 33% of people in Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill at a rate of 85.8 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 | 328 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 176 |
| Other crime | 125 |
| Shoplifting | 111 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 92 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill at a rate of 85.8 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, 116 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (328), anti-social behaviour (176) and other crime (125).
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 Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill alone. See County Durham
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill was £159,975 in 2025.
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill had 10,187 usual residents at the census.
About 33% of people in Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.