Postcode · Crook
Crime in DL15 9EA
How much crime is recorded in DL15 9EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crook South
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
DL15 9EACrook
How safe is DL15 9EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL15 9EA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
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 9EANational
Violence and sexual offences48.823.6
Anti-social behaviour26.810.7
Criminal damage and arson19.74.7
Shoplifting18.78.4
Burglary16.49.1
Public order10.94.6
Other theft4.64.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.