Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH1 5FD
How much crime is recorded in DH1 5FD, 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
- 1,298 (2024)
DH1 5FDDurham
How safe is DH1 5FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 5FD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 5FDNational
Shoplifting16.48.4
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary7.59.1
Public order5.44.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.