Total Crime Rate

284.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.0 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Helen Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 St Helen Way (DL14 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 284.1 per 1,000 residents and was 153.3% higher than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 136.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helen Way (DL14 9AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Grove. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Helen Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warner Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Elliott Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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