Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH7 6ND
How much crime is recorded in DH7 6ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sacriston
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
DH7 6NDDurham
How safe is DH7 6ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH7 6ND 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 6NDNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Burglary14.99.1
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs1.82.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.