Crime Rates at Derwent Avenue, Crook, DL15 8PD

Derwent Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 631st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Derwent Avenue (DL15 8PD) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Avenue (DL15 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blencathra Crescent, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scafell Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.