Total Crime Rate

378.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 378.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 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

This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DL14 9AE) in the last 12 months was 378.2 per 1,000 residents and was 211.4% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DL14 9AE, the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DL14 9AE area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dilks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boddy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boddy Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dilks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dilks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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