Crook South
Middle areaNorth east County Durham. 9,906 people in 30 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 61% of people in Crook South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Crook South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crook South at a rate of 112.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 391 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 234 |
| Other crime | 165 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 163 |
| Shoplifting | 63 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Crook South compares
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Is Crook South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crook South at a rate of 112.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 117 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Crook South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (391), anti-social behaviour (234) and other crime (165).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of County Durham
These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Crook South alone. See County Durham
Crook South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Crook South was £120,000 in 2025.
Crook South had 9,778 usual residents at the census.
About 61% of people in Crook South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Crook South, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.