Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH7 0DA
How much crime is recorded in DH7 0DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lanchester
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
DH7 0DADurham
How safe is DH7 0DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH7 0DA 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
DH7 0DANational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Criminal damage and arson12.44.7
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.11.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 61% 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.