Total Crime Rate

186.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel View area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 288th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Chapel View (DH4 6RS) in the last 12 months was 186.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.5% higher than the Sherburn average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel View (DH4 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Finchale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rainton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adventure Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair View
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair View
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchale Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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