Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH7 0RD
How much crime is recorded in DH7 0RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lanchester
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
DH7 0RDDurham
How safe is DH7 0RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH7 0RD 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 0RDNational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.74.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.