Crook Police

31/05/2026

🚨Crook Neighbourhood Policing Team Update 🚨

🏫PCSOs Smith and Clark attended Tow Law Millenium Primary School to deliver a session on anti-social behaviour. Thank you to the staff and children for having us!

🟠PCSOs Robson and Harrison attended Crook PACT meeting where off road bikes and speeding were raised as local priorities.

🏍️Crook Neighbourhood officers carried out Operation Endurance in the Crook and Willington Areas with the assistance of bike section, which targets off road bikes. Thank you to bike section for their assistance.

🚓Response officers seized an off-road bike in the Crook area.

🚔Crook Neighbourhood Team along with officers from Spennymoor and Barnard Castle NPT carried out a warrant at a property in Hunwick.

🚗The team have been out and about with the speed gun. Two drivers were issued with tickets.

🔷Our community speed watch volunteers have been out and about since the last update. 502 vehicles have been observed and 27 were issued with warning letters.

🚨PCSO Lane has had 10 drone deployments including calls for off road bikes in the Crook, Willington and Tow Law area.

❗️Our next PACT meeting is Tow Law on the 12th June at 18:30 at Tow Law Community Centre.

📱Keep In the Know- want to know what’s happening in your local area. Visit the link – https://www.keepintheknow.co.uk/ and sign up!

☎️You can report incidents via 999 if an emergency and 101 if non-emergency situations. If you wish to report information anonymously you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800555111.

20/05/2026

🚨REMINDER🚨

Crook PACT Meeting is being held at St Catherine's Community Centre tomorrow night at 1800 hours. Come down and discuss any issues with your local PCSOs.

20/05/2026

🚨Crook Neighbourhood Policing Update🚨

A few highlights since last update….

🏫PCSO Clark, PCSO Robson and PCSO Harrison have attended St. Stephens primary school to deliver stranger danger engagement with nursery & reception- thank you for having us!

🚗A vehicle has been recovered in the Willington area- the vehicle was driven with no insurance and had been used to cause damage to farm gates and worrying livestock.

🚔Crook NPT have assisted in an area search for a vulnerable missing person in the Dales.

🚶‍♀️‍➡️Patrols have been carried out by PCSO Clark and Robson in ASB hotspots within the Willington area including The Spectrum and Low Willington Industrial estate.

🚨Crook NPT have assisted in traffic management following a three-car collision A68 towards Tow Law.

🚓Crook NPT officers have been out with the speed gun in Willington. 2 tickets have been given out in relation to speeding.

🔶Our speed watch volunteers have been out and about in Crook, Willington, Tow Law and the surrounding areas. They have observed 418 Vehicles, and 34 warning letters have been sent out to the registered keepers of those speeding. Huge thank you to our volunteers!

❗️Our next PACT meeting is Crook on Thursday 21st May 2026 at 18:00 at St Catherine’s Community Centre.

📱Keep In the Know- want to know what’s happening in your local area. Visit the link – https://www.keepintheknow.co.uk/ and sign up!

☎️You can report incidents via 999 if an emergency and 101 if non-emergency situations. If you wish to report information anonymously you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800555111.

13/05/2026

💚 Check in on your mates.

Starting a conversation about mental health isn’t always easy, but you are not alone.

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and we’re raising awareness of some key helplines that you or someone you know, may need.

💚 Remember, your feelings are valid.

Call NHS 111 and press option 2 for 24/7 support from trained mental health professionals. They’ll listen, offer advice, and connect you to the right local service – whether it’s self-care help, crisis support, or something more.

Need extra support, these services can help 👇

Samaritans: 116 123
Text SHOUT to 85258
Mind: 0845 766 0163
If you’re under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994
Andys Man Club
Space North East
www.nhs.uk/mental-health

In an emergency dial 999.

03/05/2026

🚨Crook Neighbourhood Policing Update🚨

A few highlights since the last update…

🚶‍♀️‍➡️PCSOs Clark and Smith have carried out foot patrols and mobile patrols in Anti-social behaviour hotspots in Willington, including Spectrum Leisure Centre and Low Willington Industrial Estate.

👮‍♂️PCSOs Turnbull and Robson have located and recovered a stolen trailer in the Page Bank area.

🚔 Caught white handed- Thanks to PC Coppin’s quick reaction, following a foot chase, a male was arrested in relation to a burglary involving damage with white paint. He was bailed with conditions.

🚓 PCSO Lane and SC Hayes conducted mobile patrols in ASB hotspots in Crook including Glenholme Park.

🔷Caitlin Stoddart was charged and remanded in relation to Shoplifting offences in the Willington area.

🏫PCSOs Harrison and Turnbull attended a mini police visit at Tow Law Millennium Primary with Durham Agency Against Crime in relation to the different specialist roles within the force.

🟠Danny Eeles has been charged with a number of shoplifting offences in the Willington area.

🚗Our Speedwatch volunteers have been out and about since the last update in Crook, Willington, Tow Law and the surrounding areas. They have observed 1,271 vehicles and 88 warning letters have been sent out to keepers of speeding vehicles. Thank you to our volunteers for all they do to help make our community safer.

👮‍♀️A vehicle with no insurance was stopped in the Crook area by traffic officers. All of the relevant paperwork was issued and the vehicle was seized.

🟩Jake Kay has been charged with a shoplifting offence in the Crook area. He has been recalled to prison.

👮‍♀️PCSO Lane has had three drone deployments in relation to off road bikes in Crook and Wolsingham.

🏠The team assisted with a multi-agency visit along with Fire and the local council at a property in Howden Le Wear.

🚨Our next PACT meeting is Crook on Thursday 21st May at 6pm at St Catherine’s Community Centre.

📱Keep In the know- want to know what is happening in your local area. Visit the link – https://www.keepintheknow.co.uk/ and sign up!

📞You can report incidents via 999 in an emergency and 101 in non-emergency situations. If you wish to report information anonymously you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800555111.

30/04/2026

Never giving up.

On Tuesday night a call came into our force control room following concerns for a vulnerable woman who had gone missing from her home in Tow Law.

Urgent search enquiries were launched by our quick-thinking call handler and dispatcher, with officers from South Response, Stanhope Neighbourhood Policing Team and Dog Section taking to the ground with support from the National Police Air Service (NPAS) from the sky.

🐶After PC Laura Armstong and PD Dutch traced the woman’s car to a remote area in Stanhope, officers concentrated their search on the fells on foot.

🚁NPAS colleagues then spotted the woman lying in a remote area of the fell, with all units racing to the spot.

Tri-responders Tom Lowther and Chris Walton administered oxygen to the lady who was suffering from suspected hypothermia and urgent first aid was administered before NPAS transported the patient to hospital for treatment. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Officers were then able to give her very worried family the good news.

We can’t always share what we get up to, but this is just one of the jobs that we responded to this week to keep the public safe.

22/04/2026

🚨REMINDER🚨

Willington PACT Meeting is being held at Greater Willington Town Council tomorrow night at 1800 hours. Come down and discuss any issues with your local PCSOs.

19/04/2026

🚨Crook Neighbourhood Policing Update🚨

🔹PCSO Clark and PCSO Robson have conducted foot patrol around the Willington areas with Durham Constabulary’s crime prevention team on the back of reported burglaries within Low Willington Industrial Estate.

🚶‍♂️Foot Patrol has been conducted at The Spectrum Willington following numerous incidents of Anti-social behaviour. Crook Neighbourhood Team are working closely with partner agencies to reduce the demands in relation to this building.

🚓Our speed watch volunteers have been out in the local community. Since the last update, 307 vehicles have been observed, and 19 letters have been sent out to speeding vehicles.

🏫PSCO Clark and PCSO Lane has attended the Methodist Church, Willington for their Spring Fair. Thank you for having us!

▪️A female suspect has been arrested in relation to 2 shoplifting offences at CO-OP, Willington and The Premier Store.

🚗A stolen vehicle was located in Howden-Le-Wear by officers on the Crook Neighbourhood Team, another was in Billy Row, Crook. Both vehicles have been recovered.

👮‍♂️Officers attended Tow Law PACT Meeting where residents brought up issues with vehicles parking outside takeaways in Dans Castle and blocking roads. Officers immediately attended and cleared all vehicles.

🚔During mobile patrols in Hunwick, officer have issued a Vehicle Defect Notice to an unroadworthy vehicle.

📍Our next PACT meeting is Willington at Greater Town Council on the 23rd of April 2026 at 18:00 hours.

Keep In the know- want to know what is happening in your local area. Visit the link – https://www.keepintheknow.co.uk/ and sign up!

You can report incidents via 999 in an emergency and 101 in non-emergency situations. If you wish to report information anonymously you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800555111.

08/04/2026

🚨Crook Neighbourhood Policing Update🚨

🚓A female has been charged in relation to 7 shopliftings in the Crook area. Tracey Spensley will appear in court in the coming months.

🏫PCSO Smith and PCSO Clark delivered a parent information session in relation to 'Keeping Children Safe Online' at Peases West Primary School, Billy Row. Thank you to the staff at Peases West Primary School for their support and to the parents, who attended.

🟥In the past few weeks, there have been several incidents at the Spectrum Leisure Centre in Willington. Crook Neighbourhood Policing Team have been working closely with other agencies to reduce the incidents in relation to this site. Patrols have been increased in the area as a deterrent.

🚔Our speed watch volunteers have been out and about in the community since the last update. 560 vehicles have been observed and 44 warning letters have been sent out to speeding vehicles.

🔷Crook Neighbourhood Policing Team have assisted with an arrest in relation to an incident in the Barnard Castle area. 1 suspect has been charged and remanded into custody.

👮‍♀️Crook NPT assisted Environmental Health and Durham County Council with a site visit in relation to an unauthorised scrap yard in our area.

🟣Our next PACT meeting is at Tow Law Community Centre on 17th April at 18:30.

Keep in the know – want to know what is happening in your local area. Visit this link - https://www.keepintheknow.co.uk/ and sign up.

You can report incidents via 999 in an emergency or 101 in non-emergency. If you wish to report information anonymously you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800555111.

01/04/2026

💻Thank you to PCSOs Abbi and Hannah for delivering a 'keeping children safe online' presentation at the parent/carer café this afternoon. Attendees discovered a lot about popular apps and online games that children are using as well as helpful tips of what to look out for to keep them safe.
💻A huge thank you to Abbi and Hannah for delivering the informative presentation and we look forward to working with them in the near future.