Postcode district · Durham
Crime in DH6
How much crime is recorded in DH6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 52,278 (2024)
DH6Postcode district · Durham
How safe is DH6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DH6, 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).
DH6National
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Shoplifting13.88.4
Burglary12.89.1
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.14.5
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.