Total Crime Rate

156.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pinetree Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Pinetree Gardens (DL15 9LS) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pinetree Gardens (DL15 9LS), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield Grove. Police recorded 35 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 Pinetree Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Maple Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maple Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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