Total Crime Rate
121.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Louvain Terrace 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 Louvain Terrace (DL15 9PB) 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 Louvain Terrace (DL15 9PB), 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.
View Crime In Crook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Gardens | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sycamore Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Maple Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maple Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Laurel Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | West Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Briar Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Briar Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Grove | Under investigation |
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