Total Crime Rate

314.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.4 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 314.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.8 10/10
  • Public order 35.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Other crime 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • 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

Hawes Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 115th 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 Hawes Crescent (DL15 8PH) in the last 12 months was 314.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 159.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawes Crescent (DL15 8PH), 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 Hawes Crescent area

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

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