Total Crime Rate
141.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sycamore Gardens area has the 25th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 468th 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 Sycamore Gardens (DL15 9LR) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sycamore Gardens (DL15 9LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Crescent, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurel Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Satley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurel Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laurel Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Laurel Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Laurel Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Laurel Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millfield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millfield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Satley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lishman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lishman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Satley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lishman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Robinson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Laurel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lishman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pinetree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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