Total Crime Rate
202.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grey Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 254th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grey Street (DL15 9EB) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grey Street (DL15 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Avenue Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenfield Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emmerson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nelson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nelson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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