Wingate & Castle Eden
Middle areaEast County Durham. 7,856 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 40 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 14% of people in Wingate & Castle Eden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wingate & Castle Eden
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wingate & Castle Eden at a rate of 119.8 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 | 273 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 184 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 171 |
| Other crime | 124 |
| Shoplifting | 114 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wingate & Castle Eden compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wingate & Castle Eden safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wingate & Castle Eden at a rate of 119.8 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, 92 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wingate & Castle Eden.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (273), anti-social behaviour (184) and criminal damage and arson (171).
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 Wingate & Castle Eden alone. See County Durham
Wingate & Castle Eden in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wingate & Castle Eden was £178,723 in 2025.
Wingate & Castle Eden had 7,362 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in Wingate & Castle Eden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wingate & Castle Eden, 78.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.