Total Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Briar Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 532nd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Briar Gardens (DL15 9LT) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Gardens (DL15 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Laurel Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briar Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Maple Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A689 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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