Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

School Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 685th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Avenue (DH4 6RZ) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Avenue (DH4 6RZ), 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 School Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Finchale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adventure Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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