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The Dene

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Explore DH8 postcode district

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for The Dene within DH8; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
23
Nearby establishment records
42
Primary nearby
16
Secondary nearby
1

All establishment records

1-20 of 42 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 October 2019
    Location
    DH8 6QN, 555 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 45% expected standard

  • Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 1900 · Closed 30 September 2019
    Location
    DH8 6QN, 578 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Westwood Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1999
    Location
    NE17 7RD, 1.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH8 0QB, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard

  • Hassockfield Secure Training Centre

    Secure units

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 12-15
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 8 August 2005
    Location
    DH8 6QY, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH8 0ES, 2.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 59% expected standard

  • Shotley Bridge Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2015
    Location
    DH8 0ES, 2.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Consett Community Sports College

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 1976 · Closed 31 December 2011
    Location
    DH8 5TW, 3.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 2-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH8 6BH, 3.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 0% expected standard · KS4 2024/25: suppressed
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2012
    Location
    DH8 6LZ, 3.2 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 44.2

  • Leadgate Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2015
    Location
    DH8 7PN, 3.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 November 2021
    Location
    DH8 7SN, 3.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not judged
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard

  • Our Lady and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Brooms

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 October 2021
    Location
    DH8 7SN, 3.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH8 6AY, 3.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard

  • Beechdale Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

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    Phase and ages
    Nursery, ages 3-5
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH8 6AY, 3.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Outstanding
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Benfieldside Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1995
    Location
    DH8 0JX, 3.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH8 0JX, 3.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 52% expected standard

  • Benfieldside Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1995
    Location
    DH8 8RX, 3.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DH8 7RH, 3.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 47% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 1997
    Location
    NE17 7HS, 3.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
14
Records within 1 mile
141
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of The Dene

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of The Dene.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 202525
August 202514
September 20259
October 20259
November 202511
December 202510
January 202619
February 202611
March 20266
April 20265
May 20268
June 202614
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 202614Criminal damage and arson6
May 20268Burglary2
April 20265Violence and sexual offences3
March 20266Violence and sexual offences3
February 202611Violence and sexual offences6
January 202619Violence and sexual offences11
December 202510Violence and sexual offences6
November 202511Violence and sexual offences8
October 20259Anti-social behaviour5
September 20259Violence and sexual offences6
August 202514Violence and sexual offences6
July 202525Violence and sexual offences21

Every published record

1-25 of 141

  • Other crime

    June 2026

    On or near North Magdalene

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near South Magdalene

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Fairview Drive

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near West Law Road

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Shaw Lane

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near West Law Road

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Vindomora Road

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near St Ebba'S Way

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Ebba'S Way

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Ebba'S Way

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Ebba'S Way

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Ebba'S Way

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Ebba'S Way

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near St Ebba'S Way

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other crime

    May 2026

    On or near Fairview Drive

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    May 2026

    On or near North Magdalene

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    May 2026

    On or near Highsteads

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Criminal damage and arson

    May 2026

    On or near North Magdalene

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Criminal damage and arson

    May 2026

    On or near Highsteads

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Burglary

    May 2026

    On or near Fairview Drive

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Burglary

    May 2026

    On or near Highsteads

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    May 2026

    On or near West Law Road

    County Durham 003E

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    April 2026

    On or near Fairview Drive

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    April 2026

    On or near Fairview Drive

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Drugs

    April 2026

    On or near North Magdalene

    County Durham 003F

    Outcome

    Under investigation

Place details

Place type
Village
Postcode district
DH8
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
54.88675, -1.82198
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 The Dene and whose postcode is in DH8. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 555 m.

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

Recorded crime

141 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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