Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 121.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richards Yard area has the 30th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 567th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richards Yard (DL15 9DW) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richards Yard (DL15 9DW), 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 Richards Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime West Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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 2026Other theft Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Street —
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
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Data Sources

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