Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH1 5DF
How much crime is recorded in DH1 5DF, 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
- 1,752 (2024)
DH1 5DFDurham
How safe is DH1 5DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 5DF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5DFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Public order8.14.6
Shoplifting7.88.4
Burglary7.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.