Total Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Davis Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 482nd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Davis Avenue (DL14 9DF) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davis Avenue (DL14 9DF), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Grove. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Davis Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middlewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Hall Farm Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Avenue —
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Data Sources

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