West Auckland ward · County Durham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 16% here, compared with 20% across County Durham (4.3 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 24.6% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (2.1 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 22.7% here, compared with 20.9% across County Durham (1.7 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for West Auckland ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,370 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,301 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
West Auckland ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 122 mapped crimes in September 2024; 118 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · West Auckland
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
122
35
October 2024
111
51
November 2024
112
36
December 2024
118
27
January 2025
126
54
February 2025
94
35
March 2025
125
51
April 2025
96
47
May 2025
88
32
June 2025
101
54
July 2025
98
36
August 2025
110
37
September 2025
96
30
October 2025
145
58
November 2025
120
34
December 2025
106
51
January 2026
103
34
February 2026
117
29
March 2026
118
53
April 2026
100
48
May 2026
93
45
June 2026
108
33
July 2026
146
35
August 2026
118
35
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · West Auckland
Category
Mapped crimes
shoplifting
427
violent crime
407
criminal damage arson
181
public order
96
burglary
64
other theft
62
vehicle crime
52
other crime
36
drugs
18
possession of weapons
11
robbery
9
theft from the person
5
bicycle theft
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
