Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH6 2RL
How much crime is recorded in DH6 2RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Murton & South Hetton
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
DH6 2RLDurham
How safe is DH6 2RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH6 2RL area, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 2RLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft5.74.5
Public order3.64.6
Other crime3.41.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Burglary1.69.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.