Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Dalton Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 649th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalton Avenue (DL14 9DE) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Avenue (DL14 9DE), 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.

View Crime In Crook

Crime Over Time in Dalton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warner Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Elliott Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middlewood Avenue —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑