Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH4 6EB
How much crime is recorded in DH4 6EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Lumley & Bournmoor
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
DH4 6EBHoughton le Spring
How safe is DH4 6EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 6EB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
DH4 6EBNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Burglary26.39.1
Anti-social behaviour21.910.7
Criminal damage and arson21.34.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.