Total Crime Rate

213.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 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 213.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 234th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 75.7% 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Drive (DL14 9DP), the main crime hotspot is near Northbridge Park. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyden Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leazes Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbridge Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Boyden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bishops Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tintern Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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