Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Hamsterley Drive area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 680th 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 Hamsterley Drive (DL15 9PT) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamsterley Drive (DL15 9PT), the main crime hotspot is near Fern Valley. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamsterley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Valley Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern Valley —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A689 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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