Total Crime Rate

149.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 149.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 428th 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 This (DH6 1AL) in the last 12 months was 149.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH6 1AL, 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 DH6 1AL area

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

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