Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH6 2HD
How much crime is recorded in DH6 2HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotton & Haswell
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,993 (2024)
DH6 2HDDurham
How safe is DH6 2HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH6 2HD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
DH6 2HDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.