Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 707th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DL13 4DN) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DL13 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near St Alban'S Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attlee Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Attlee Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Alban'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6297 Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A68 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsingham Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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