Total Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 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 71.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Mill Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 780th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (DH6 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (DH6 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cookshold Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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