Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 123.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Meadow Edge area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 560th 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 Meadow Edge (DH6 1EX) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Edge (DH6 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Forster Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Edge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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