Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 857th 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 This (DH6 1AP) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Sherburn average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH6 1AP, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coalford Lane, where police recorded 15 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 1AP area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coalford Lane
Sep 2025Burglary Elemore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South End Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coalford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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