Postcode · Crook
Crime in DL15 9SN
How much crime is recorded in DL15 9SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crook South
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,955 (2024)
How safe is DL15 9SN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL15 9SN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 9SNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order3.34.6
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.