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Crime in DH1 4BF

How much crime is recorded in DH1 4BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,742 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH1 4BF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 4BF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 4BFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Shoplifting10.78.4
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.22.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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