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Crime in DH8 8EA
How much crime is recorded in DH8 8EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
How safe is DH8 8EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH8 8EA 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
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 8EANational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Burglary5.29.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime2.21.5
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.74.5
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.