Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH4 6PR
How much crime is recorded in DH4 6PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sherburn & West Rainton
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,211 (2024)
DH4 6PRHoughton le Spring
How safe is DH4 6PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 6PR area, above 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 6PRNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Criminal damage and arson13.94.7
Burglary13.99.1
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Other theft11.34.5
Public order5.04.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.