Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 146.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Esk Gardens area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 449th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Esk Gardens (DL15 8PG) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% higher than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esk Gardens (DL15 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Blencathra Crescent. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Esk Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blencathra Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scafell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blencathra Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Blencathra Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blencathra Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blencathra Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coniston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Hawes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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