Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Normans Buildings area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 756th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Normans Buildings (DL15 0LR) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Normans Buildings (DL15 0LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coronation Terrace, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Normans Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Coronation Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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