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Crime in DL16 6LS
How much crime is recorded in DL16 6LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tudhoe Grange
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,430 (2024)
How safe is DL16 6LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL16 6LS area, broadly in line with 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
DL16 6LSNational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.