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Bishop Auckland · County Durham

Bishop Auckland: your neighbourhood

Bishop Auckland electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 25.2% here, compared with 20.9% across County Durham (4.2 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.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 22.9% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (3.8 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.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 24.8% here, compared with 21.8% across County Durham (3 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.3%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

3,686 out of 16,533.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

8.8%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,457 out of 16,541.

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People counted in the census

16,543

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

16,543 out of 16,543.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

22.9%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

3,095 out of 13,498.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

58.8%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

4,528 out of 7,698.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

24.8%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,910 out of 7,698.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

46.8%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

6,336 out of 13,526.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

49.9%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

6,752 out of 13,526.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

7.9%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,063 out of 13,526.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

3,396 out of 13,498.

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Homes rented privately

20%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,547 out of 7,687.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.6%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,598 out of 13,526.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

21%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,605 out of 7,687.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Bishop Auckland

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

438 out of 13,526.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Bishop Auckland ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,564 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,305 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bishop 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: 211 mapped crimes in September 2024; 250 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bishop Auckland
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202421180
October 202423268
November 202419143
December 202417045
January 202515255
February 202517934
March 202520767
April 202519472
May 202519757
June 202517763
July 202519434
August 202520166
September 202519447
October 202520839
November 202517730
December 202518143
January 202622768
February 202617845
March 202621852
April 202620672
May 202621569
June 202626465
July 202624683
August 202625045
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bishop Auckland
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime1,027
criminal damage arson392
shoplifting354
public order212
burglary125
vehicle crime111
other theft110
other crime92
drugs65
possession of weapons29
theft from the person22
robbery19
bicycle theft6
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.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across County Durham →