Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH1 3BE
How much crime is recorded in DH1 3BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Durham City
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,086 (2024)
DH1 3BEDurham
How safe is DH1 3BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 3BE 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
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 3BENational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Burglary14.79.1
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Public order8.24.6
Other crime7.71.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft2.24.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.