Crook

14°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 11° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:31

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, United Kingdom

97 reported · July 2026▼ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences41
• Anti-social behaviour21
• Criminal damage & arson13
• Public order7

1 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Crook (Crook Town) Howden Le Wear, Tow Law · Durham

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

452 reported road collisions (2024)

180 killed or seriously injured · 584 casualties · 8.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

85 food businesses within 2 miles

• 71 rated 4–5 ★ (53 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Witton-le-Wear (4.1 km)
• 46 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£138,148 average▲ 7% YoY

Across County Durham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£645 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £453
• 2 bed £574
• 3 bed £688

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

4.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.3 times median annual pay (3.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (8.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Aldi Crook (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches8
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

522,068 residents in County Durham · 234/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 65 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,622 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (56% of 255,650)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

280 schools · 73,802 pupils

208 primary · 30 secondary · 42 other

Ofsted: 99 of 116 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

259inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · County Durham

415 CQC-registered services

• Care homes146
• GP practices73
• Dentists87
• Homecare agencies65
• Hospitals & hospices13

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · County Durham

• Not in the Green Belt
• 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

393 applications decided

93.1% granted · 366 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Dr Sam Rushworth

Labour

Bishop Auckland

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 5
• Con 1
• LD 15
• Grn 2
• Ref 55
• Oth 20

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

17,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

49 jobs advertised · £36,508 avg

e.g. Children Residential Support Worker, Residential Youth Support worker, Complex Care Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£661 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,261 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 307,169 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

40% low-carbon electricity

Imports 60% · Nuclear 21% · Biomass 11% · Wind 7%

15 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 78.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.4 women · 55.9 men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bishop Auckland:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office409 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership334 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s265 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance245 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England241 local signatures · 17,297 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Crook, County Durham · 0.1 km

  Crook is a market town in the Durham County Council unitary authority and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located on the edge of Weardale and sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to Weardale".

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  Crook Town A.F.C. · 0.2 km

  Crook Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Crook, County Durham, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division One and play at the Sir Tom Cowie Millfield. The club won the…

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  Crook railway station · 0.5 km

  Crook railway station served the town of Crook, County Durham, England. It was located on the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway line from Bishop Auckland to Blackhill between Wear Valley Junction and Tow Law.

• Roddymoor · 1.8 km

  Roddymoor is a village in County Durham, in England. In the 2001 census Roddymoor had a population of 500.

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  Howden-le-Wear · 1.9 km

  Howden-le-Wear is a village in County Durham, in England. Howden-le-Wear is approximately 1 mile south of the large market town of Crook. It has a number of shops including the village One Stop convenience store, hair…

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  Billy Row · 2.0 km

  Billy Row is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Crook. According to the 2001 census Billy Row has a population of 824.

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