Crime Rates at High Street, Low Pittington, Durham, DH6 1BE

High Street 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 High Street (DH6 1BE) 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 High Street (DH6 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coalford Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.