Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dowsey Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dowsey Road (DH6 1JH) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowsey Road (DH6 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanley Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Usher Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dowsey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegates Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cummings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitegates Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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