Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Hope Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 672nd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 High Hope Street (DL15 9JB) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Hope Street (DL15 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Crescent. Police recorded 34 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 High Hope Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Avenue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Mary'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Uplands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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