Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH6 3RF
How much crime is recorded in DH6 3RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornley & Wheatley Hill
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,445 (2024)
DH6 3RFDurham
How safe is DH6 3RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH6 3RF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
221
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 3RFNational
Shoplifting78.88.4
Violence and sexual offences44.023.6
Criminal damage and arson27.04.7
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Burglary20.59.1
Other theft15.64.5
Public order10.14.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Drugs4.62.4
Other crime4.31.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.