Postcode district · Durham
Crime in DH7
How much crime is recorded in DH7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 50,786 (2024)
DH7Postcode district · Durham
How safe is DH7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DH7, 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).
DH7National
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Burglary9.09.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.