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Crime in DL15 8

How much crime is recorded in DL15 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
14,022 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL15 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DL15 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).

DL15 8National
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Criminal damage and arson13.04.7
Burglary11.99.1
Public order5.64.6
Shoplifting4.68.4
Other theft4.14.5
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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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