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Alum Waters

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Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Alum Waters within DH7; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
28
Nearby establishment records
61
Primary nearby
17
Secondary nearby
4

All establishment records

1-20 of 61 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 March 2022
    Location
    DH7 7EU, 855 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard

  • New Brancepeth Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 28 February 2022
    Location
    DH7 7EU, 855 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • New Brancepeth Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

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    Phase and ages
    Nursery, ages 3-5
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 2 September 1996
    Location
    DH7 7EW, 972 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Ushaw Moor Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 July 2006
    Location
    DH7 7LF, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 November 2020
    Location
    DH7 7LF, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2006
    Location
    DH7 7LF, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 November 2020 · Closed 30 April 2026
    Location
    DH7 7LF, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 53% expected standard

  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ushaw Moor

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 October 2020
    Location
    DH7 7LF, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Ushaw Moor Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 July 2006
    Location
    DH7 7PQ, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2023
    Location
    DH7 7NG, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 37.4

  • Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 December 2022
    Location
    DH7 7NG, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Nursery, ages 2-5
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH7 8LL, 1.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Outstanding
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH7 8LL, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 77% expected standard

  • Brandon Infants' School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2008
    Location
    DH7 8NL, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Brandon Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2008
    Location
    DH7 8NL, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2022
    Location
    DH7 8NL, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 57% expected standard

  • Brandon Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2008 · Closed 31 December 2021
    Location
    DH7 8NL, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 May 2022
    Location
    DH7 8JJ, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard

  • St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 April 2022
    Location
    DH7 8JJ, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH7 7AU, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 31% expected standard

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
56
Records within 1 mile
791
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Alum Waters

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Alum Waters.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 202566
August 202558
September 202569
October 202580
November 202571
December 202564
January 202644
February 202656
March 202669
April 202682
May 202676
June 202656
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 202656Violence and sexual offences20
May 202676Violence and sexual offences30
April 202682Violence and sexual offences32
March 202669Violence and sexual offences36
February 202656Violence and sexual offences24
January 202644Violence and sexual offences22
December 202564Violence and sexual offences23
November 202571Violence and sexual offences36
October 202580Violence and sexual offences29
September 202569Violence and sexual offences25
August 202558Violence and sexual offences28
July 202566Violence and sexual offences32

Every published record

1-25 of 791

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Church Square

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Church Square

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Commercial Street

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Church Square

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Church Square

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Hemmel Courts

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Lime Park

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Agathas Close

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Church Square

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near St Agathas Close

    County Durham 038E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near High Meadows

    County Durham 038D

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Burglary

    June 2026

    On or near North End

    County Durham 038D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Oakgreen Flats

    County Durham 038B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Oakgreen Flats

    County Durham 038B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Doric Road

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Jubilee Close

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Swallowtail Meadows

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Tuscan Close

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Pringle Place

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Jubilee Close

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Swallowtail Meadows

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Cockhouse Lane

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Burglary

    June 2026

    On or near Jubilee Close

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    June 2026

    On or near Sports/Recreation Area

    County Durham 031E

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Temperance Terrace

    County Durham 031D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

Place details

Place type
Hamlet
Postcode district
DH7
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
54.76753, -1.63666
Wider geography
North East

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
County Durham
E06000047

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Alum Waters and whose postcode is in DH7. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. New Brancepeth Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 855 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

791 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 337 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.