Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH7 6BB
How much crime is recorded in DH7 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sacriston
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,595 (2024)
DH7 6BBDurham
How safe is DH7 6BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH7 6BB area, 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 6BBNational
Shoplifting30.48.4
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Criminal damage and arson17.74.7
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Burglary14.59.1
Public order9.34.6
Other theft5.14.5
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.