Crime Rates at Church Hill, Crook, DL15 9DN

Church Hill 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 Church Hill (DL15 9DN) 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 Church Hill (DL15 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Emmerson Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bladeside (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.