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Crime in DH6 5

How much crime is recorded in DH6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
18,709 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH6 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DH6 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences32.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Burglary11.39.1
Shoplifting11.08.4
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Public order6.14.6
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs3.62.4
Other crime3.41.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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