Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH6 5FA
How much crime is recorded in DH6 5FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,423 (2024)
DH6 5FADurham
How safe is DH6 5FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH6 5FA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 5FANational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.91.5
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.