Total Crime Rate

213.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 213.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 232nd 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 Melrose Drive (DL14 9DP) in the last 12 months was 213.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Drive (DL14 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northbridge Park, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leazes Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northbridge Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbridge Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leazes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Selby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Finchale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finchale Square —
Sep 2025Public order Bishops Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
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Data Sources

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