Crime Rates at Ullswater Crescent, Crook, DL15 8PP

Ullswater Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Ullswater Crescent (DL15 8PP) in the last 12 months was 298.8 per 1,000 residents and was 166.4% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 155.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ullswater Crescent (DL15 8PP), 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.