Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH6 5DN
How much crime is recorded in DH6 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- High Shincliffe & Bowburn
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
DH6 5DNDurham
How safe is DH6 5DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH6 5DN 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
42.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 5DNNational
Violence and sexual offences37.223.6
Anti-social behaviour28.610.7
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Burglary7.69.1
Public order5.74.6
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.