Total Crime Rate

278.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechwood Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 149th 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 Beechwood Lane (DL15 8LS) in the last 12 months was 278.3 per 1,000 residents and was 129.2% higher than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Lane (DL15 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechburn Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
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Data Sources

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