Total Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windermere Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 404th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Drive (DL14 9LE) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windermere Drive (DL14 9LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eden Grove, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esthwaite Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dickenson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Esthwaite Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Esthwaite Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Staindrop Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copeland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eden Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eden Grove | Under investigation |
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