Postcode · Crook
Crime in DL15 9RP
How much crime is recorded in DL15 9RP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crook North & Tow Law
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
How safe is DL15 9RP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL15 9RP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 9RPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order6.14.6
Other crime2.71.5
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.