Total Crime Rate
746.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 26th 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 Church Street (DL15 9BG) in the last 12 months was 746.2 per 1,000 residents and was 565.3% higher than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (β 218.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (DL15 9BG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Avenue Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenfield Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Street | β |
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