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Crime in DL5 7

How much crime is recorded in DL5 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
12,914 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DL5 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in DL5 7, 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
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).

DL5 7National
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Burglary17.69.1
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Public order5.14.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
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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