Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

High West Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 136th 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 High West Road (DL15 9NR) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High West Road (DL15 9NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Valley, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High West Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Valley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern Valley
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A689 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Lane 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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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