Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 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 93.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wilson Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 749th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilson Street (DL15 9EA) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Street (DL15 9EA), 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 Wilson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calvert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Street —
Apr 2026Other crime West Bridge Street Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Avenue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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