Postcode · Houghton le Spring
Crime in DH4 6RT
How much crime is recorded in DH4 6RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sherburn & West Rainton
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,284 (2024)
DH4 6RTHoughton le Spring
How safe is DH4 6RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH4 6RT 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
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 6RTNational
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Criminal damage and arson15.44.7
Burglary8.09.1
Public order8.04.6
Other theft4.74.5
Other crime4.51.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% 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.