Total Crime Rate

337.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 337.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

New Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (DL15 8ND) in the last 12 months was 337.3 per 1,000 residents and was 177.7% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 134.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (DL15 8ND), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order B6298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B6298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Other crime West Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Avenue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B6298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calvert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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