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Crime in DL14

How much crime is recorded in DL14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
54,492 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL14

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DL14, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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).

DL14National
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Shoplifting20.48.4
Burglary14.89.1
Criminal damage and arson13.54.7
Public order6.34.6
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

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.

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