Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 592nd 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 The Crescent (DH6 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DH6 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkinson Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Parkinson Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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