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Crime in DH1 2

How much crime is recorded in DH1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
20,789 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DH1 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

DH1 2National
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Shoplifting23.98.4
Burglary14.29.1
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Public order5.64.6
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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