Postcode · Consett
Crime in DH8 7PS
How much crime is recorded in DH8 7PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Consett
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
How safe is DH8 7PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH8 7PS area, broadly in line with 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 7PSNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order3.84.6
Other crime3.01.5
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 71% 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.