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Crime in DL12 9

How much crime is recorded in DL12 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
9,254 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL12 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in DL12 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).

DL12 9National
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Burglary11.69.1
Other crime7.51.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.12.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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