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Crime in DH3 4LF

How much crime is recorded in DH3 4LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Great Lumley & Bournmoor
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,392 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH3 4LF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH3 4LF 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
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

DH3 4LFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other theft1.64.5
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.01.4
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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