Total Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 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 133.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Langdale Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 508th 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 Langdale Avenue (DL15 8PS) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langdale Avenue (DL15 8PS), 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 Langdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Blencathra Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scafell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blencathra Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blencathra Crescent —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blencathra Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coniston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hawes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bladeside —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bladeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bladeside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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