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Crime in DH3 4LL

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

Neighbourhood
Great Lumley & Bournmoor
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,312 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH3 4LL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH3 4LL 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
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 4LLNational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order0.74.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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.

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