Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Vale area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 803rd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Church Vale (DH6 1AH) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower than the Sherburn average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Vale (DH6 1AH), the main crime hotspot is near South End. Police recorded 20 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 Church Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South End Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hallgarth Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallgarth Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Coalford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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