Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 75.7 7/10
  • Burglary 31.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Priors Grange area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 829th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priors Grange (DH6 1DB) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Sherburn average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Grange (DH6 1DB), 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.

View Crime In Durham

Crime Over Time in Priors Grange area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallgarth Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newby Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South End Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South End —
Apr 2026Burglary Hallgarth Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priors Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coalford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elemore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑