Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Northbridge Park area has the 24th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 501st 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 Northbridge Park (DL14 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northbridge Park (DL14 9UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow View. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northbridge Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leazes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arnold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbridge Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbridge Park Under investigation
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 Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bishops Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Race Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northbridge Park
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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