Total Crime Rate
155.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Richardson Court area has the 18th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 379th 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 Richardson Court (DL15 0EB) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% higher than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (β 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richardson Court (DL15 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovedale Avenue, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Drive (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richardson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cambridge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Taylor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chester Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chester Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lewthwaite Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dovedale Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Crescent | β |
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