Crime Rates at Vicarage Close, Howden Le Wear, Crook, DL15 8RB

Vicarage Close area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 770th 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 Vicarage Close (DL15 8RB) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Close (DL15 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Hargill Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.