Pittington & Sherburn ward · County Durham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 17% across County Durham (6.2 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 31.9% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (5.1 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 23.9% here, compared with 21.3% across County Durham (2.5 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Pittington & Sherburn ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
326 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 257 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Pittington & Sherburn ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Pittington & Sherburn
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
15
2
October 2024
33
1
November 2024
25
1
December 2024
20
3
January 2025
24
7
February 2025
25
6
March 2025
17
5
April 2025
19
0
May 2025
21
3
June 2025
19
5
July 2025
22
7
August 2025
17
6
September 2025
34
4
October 2025
24
4
November 2025
40
2
December 2025
30
2
January 2026
20
6
February 2026
30
4
March 2026
23
7
April 2026
23
7
May 2026
18
5
June 2026
31
3
July 2026
39
9
August 2026
14
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Pittington & Sherburn
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
128
burglary
47
criminal damage arson
41
vehicle crime
26
other theft
21
public order
21
shoplifting
19
other crime
15
drugs
5
possession of weapons
2
bicycle theft
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
