Postcode · Consett
Crime in DH8 6PH
How much crime is recorded in DH8 6PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
DH8 6PHConsett
How safe is DH8 6PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH8 6PH 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
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 6PHNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Burglary8.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% 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.