Postcode · Crook
Crime in DL15 0JZ
How much crime is recorded in DL15 0JZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,879 (2024)
DL15 0JZCrook
How safe is DL15 0JZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL15 0JZ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DL15 0JZNational
Anti-social behaviour29.710.7
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Burglary9.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime3.01.5
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.