Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH6 3BF
How much crime is recorded in DH6 3BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornley & Wheatley Hill
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,785 (2024)
DH6 3BFDurham
How safe is DH6 3BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH6 3BF 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
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 3BFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Criminal damage and arson16.54.7
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft5.24.5
Public order3.94.6
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.