Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 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 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Sheridan Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 755th 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 Sheridan Drive (DH9 6YU) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Craghead and South Moor average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheridan Drive (DH9 6YU), the main crime hotspot is near Mendip Terrace. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheridan Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Girvan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kipling Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mendip Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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