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Crime in DH4 6FD

How much crime is recorded in DH4 6FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Great Lumley & Bournmoor
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,908 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH4 6FD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 6FD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).

DH4 6FDNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Burglary13.69.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.84.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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