Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH4 6FF
How much crime is recorded in DH4 6FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Lumley & Bournmoor
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,329 (2024)
DH4 6FFHoughton le Spring
How safe is DH4 6FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 6FF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6FFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary13.29.1
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.