Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Larchfield Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 523rd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larchfield Gardens (DL15 9LX) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Crook average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larchfield Gardens (DL15 9LX), 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 Larchfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Briar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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