Total Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whalton Close area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Sherburn , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Whalton Close (DH6 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Sherburn average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalton Close (DH6 1JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Edge, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whalton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Peart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Front Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Cookshold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkinson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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