Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH6 3DA
How much crime is recorded in DH6 3DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornley & Wheatley Hill
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,252 (2024)
DH6 3DADurham
How safe is DH6 3DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH6 3DA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 3DANational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Criminal damage and arson23.34.7
Burglary17.59.1
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% 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.