Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Osborne Gardens area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 614th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Gardens (DL15 9DA) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Gardens (DL15 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bladeside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bladeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grasmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bladeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Terrace
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwent Avenue

Data Sources

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