Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Walton Crescent area has the 44th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 721st 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 Walton Crescent (DL14 9GE) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Crescent (DL14 9GE), 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 Walton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Hall Farm Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Middlewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mayfield Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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