Crime Rate in Sherburn, ward

Sherburn has the 26th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 2315th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 159th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sherburn in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sherburn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 286 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -18.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 342 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sherburn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Kell Crescent. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.