Postcode · Consett
Crime in DH8 8RT
How much crime is recorded in DH8 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
DH8 8RTConsett
How safe is DH8 8RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH8 8RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 8RTNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.74.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.