Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Foundry Fields area has the 26th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 481st 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 Foundry Fields (DL15 9JZ) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Fields (DL15 9JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs High Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calvert Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other crime Park Avenue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B6298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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