Total Crime Rate

229.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 229.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cook Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 208th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cook Way (SR8 2RH) in the last 12 months was 229.9 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% higher than the Shotton and South Hetton average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 5.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cook Way (SR8 2RH), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehouse Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cook Way area

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