Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH1 2YN
How much crime is recorded in DH1 2YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gilesgate & Old Durham
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
DH1 2YNDurham
How safe is DH1 2YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 2YN area, above 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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 2YNNational
Shoplifting40.28.4
Burglary28.09.1
Anti-social behaviour26.310.7
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Public order11.74.6
Other theft8.34.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs3.32.4
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.