Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 162.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Park Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 376th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Park Road (DH6 1EA) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% higher than the Sherburn average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (DH6 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forster Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Parkinson Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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