Crime Rates at Richardson Court, Willington, Crook, DL15 0EB

Richardson Court area has the 19th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 316th 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 Richardson Court (DL15 0EB) in the last 12 months was 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% 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 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewthwaite Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.