Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gray Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 736th 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 Gray Avenue (DH6 1JE) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gray Avenue (DH6 1JE), 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 Gray Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cummings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegates Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitegates Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Parkinson Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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