Total Crime Rate
110.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Borrowdale Grove area has the 37th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 645th 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 Borrowdale Grove (DL15 8PL) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borrowdale Grove (DL15 8PL), 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.
View Crime In Crook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blencathra Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hawes Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blencathra Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blencathra Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blencathra Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechburn Park | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blencathra Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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