Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Crook , and the 481st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Road (DL15 9PY) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Crook average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (DL15 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calvert Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Park Avenue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B6298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lishman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Mary'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B6298 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B6298 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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