Total Crime Rate

171.7 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 171.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • 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

This area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DH6 1AL) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH6 1AL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coalford Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South End (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in DH6 1AL area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coalford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coalford Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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