Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH1 2PY
How much crime is recorded in DH1 2PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- High Shincliffe & Bowburn
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,469 (2024)
DH1 2PYDurham
How safe is DH1 2PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 2PY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2PYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Other crime7.61.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.