Total Crime Rate

244.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 244.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 50.7 8/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Milburn Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 179th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milburn Street (DL15 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 117.8% higher than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milburn Street (DL15 9DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 66 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 Milburn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmerson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Avenue Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfield Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmerson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmerson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmerson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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