Total Crime Rate

195.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 195.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bladeside area has the 18th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 285th 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 Bladeside (DL15 9EP) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bladeside (DL15 9EP), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bladeside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coniston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Other crime West Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bladeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bladeside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bladeside —
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Data Sources

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