Total Crime Rate

812.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

314.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 812.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 314.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 213.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 167.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 91.4 10/10
  • Burglary 30.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hope Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hope Street (DL15 9HS) in the last 12 months was 812.2 per 1,000 residents and was 568.7% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 314.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Street (DL15 9HS), 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 Hope Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Mary'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Emmerson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Street —
Apr 2026Public order B6298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Avenue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calvert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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