Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland
Middle areaCentral County Durham. 9,680 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 23 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 72% of people in Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland at a rate of 182.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 478 |
| Shoplifting | 395 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 391 |
| Other crime | 205 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 174 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Burglary | 46 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland at a rate of 182.4 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, 165 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (478), shoplifting (395) and violence and sexual offences (391).
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 Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland alone. See County Durham
Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland in brief
The median price paid for a home in Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland was £145,000 in 2025.
Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland had 9,086 usual residents at the census.
About 72% of people in Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.