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Crime in DH8 9DN

How much crime is recorded in DH8 9DN, 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
1,619 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH8 9DN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH8 9DN area, well below 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9DNNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.24.5
Burglary1.19.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Public order0.14.6
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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