Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH1 5BB
How much crime is recorded in DH1 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pity Me & Framwellgate Moor
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,909 (2024)
DH1 5BBDurham
How safe is DH1 5BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 5BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary5.79.1
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.