Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH7 8TE
How much crime is recorded in DH7 8TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brandon & Brancepeth
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,274 (2024)
DH7 8TEDurham
How safe is DH7 8TE
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 8TE 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
59
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 8TENational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.71.5
Other theft1.34.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.