Crime Rates at Dovedale Avenue, Sunnybrow, Crook, DL15 0XE

Dovedale Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 613th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovedale Avenue (DL15 0XE) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Coundon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Avenue (DL15 0XE), 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.