Postcode · Consett
Crime in DH8 6FF
How much crime is recorded in DH8 6FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Consett
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,211 (2024)
DH8 6FFConsett
How safe is DH8 6FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH8 6FF 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
DH8 6FFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft5.44.5
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.44.6
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.