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North Close

Local area, nearby places and postcodes.

Explore DL16 postcode district

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for North Close within DL16; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
23
Nearby establishment records
51
Primary nearby
16
Secondary nearby
2

All establishment records

1-20 of 51 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DL16 7JB, 1.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Outstanding
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard

  • Whitworth School

    Community special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2005
    Location
    DL16 7DB, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2005
    Location
    DL16 7DB, 1.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Outstanding
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 3.5
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2023
    Location
    DL16 7DA, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard

  • Middlestone Moor Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 1999 · Closed 31 December 2022
    Location
    DL16 7DA, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Spennymoor West Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1999
    Location
    DL16 7DA, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Ferryhill Business Enterprise College

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 April 2018
    Location
    DL17 8RW, 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 May 2018
    Location
    DL17 8RW, 1.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 41.5
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2018
    Location
    DL16 7LN, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.4

  • Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College

    Foundation school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2018
    Location
    DL16 7LN, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Middlestone Moor Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1999
    Location
    DL16 7AT, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2014
    Location
    DL16 7NA, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 70% expected standard

  • Rosa Street Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2014
    Location
    DL16 7NA, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Bessemer Park Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2002
    Location
    DL16 6PP, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Bessemer Park Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

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    Phase and ages
    Nursery, ages 3-5
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2002
    Location
    DL16 6PP, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2002
    Location
    DL16 6PP, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 February 2025
    Location
    DL16 7QW, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • The Meadows School

    Community special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 1999 · Closed 31 January 2025
    Location
    DL16 7QW, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 5.7

  • King Street Infants' School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 1996
    Location
    DL16 6RA, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • King Street Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 1996
    Location
    DL16 6RA, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
70
Records within 1 mile
733
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of North Close

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of North Close.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 202575
August 202556
September 202567
October 202558
November 202559
December 202547
January 202645
February 202644
March 202680
April 202657
May 202675
June 202670
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 202670Violence and sexual offences24
May 202675Violence and sexual offences28
April 202657Violence and sexual offences26
March 202680Violence and sexual offences37
February 202644Violence and sexual offences23
January 202645Violence and sexual offences28
December 202547Violence and sexual offences25
November 202559Violence and sexual offences28
October 202558Violence and sexual offences29
September 202567Violence and sexual offences28
August 202556Violence and sexual offences27
July 202575Violence and sexual offences29

Every published record

1-25 of 733

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Belle Vue Villas

    County Durham 052G

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Belle Vue Villas

    County Durham 052G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Belle Vue Villas

    County Durham 052G

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Belle Vue Villas

    County Durham 052G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Shoplifting

    June 2026

    On or near Belle Vue Villas

    County Durham 052G

    Outcome

    Local resolution

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Ash Grove

    County Durham 052G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Burglary

    June 2026

    On or near Chestnut Avenue

    County Durham 052G

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other crime

    June 2026

    On or near Villa Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near South Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Wear Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Holindale

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Craddock Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Osborne Road

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Eden Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Edward Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Victoria Gardens

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Cragside Close

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Wear Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Baff Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Robbery

    June 2026

    On or near Clarence Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Clarence Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Baff Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Possession of weapons

    June 2026

    On or near Vyner Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Possession of weapons

    June 2026

    On or near Villa Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Villa Street

    County Durham 052D

    Outcome

    Under investigation

Place details

Place type
Village
Postcode district
DL16
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
54.68316, -1.59831
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 North Close and whose postcode is in DL16. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Kirk Merrington Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

733 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 332 events.

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