Total Crime Rate

202.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 202.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mill Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (DL15 9BE) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (DL15 9BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bladeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Emmerson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bladeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bladeside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime West Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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