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Crime in DH97

How much crime is recorded in DH97, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
1,344 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH97

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DH97, 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).

DH97National
Burglary15.09.1
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Other theft11.14.5
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.84.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% 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.

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