Published crime rates, Durham (Durham Constabulary area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published street-crime records per 1,000 Census 2021 residents, September 2025 to August 2026. Counts sit beside every rate.

These are published crime rates, not safety ratings. Expect city centres, stations and big shopping areas near the top: many people visit, few live there, and a residents-only rate counts the visitors' records against the residents alone. Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release, and each record is assigned to its nearest postcode, so records near a boundary can fall in the next area. Areas with fewer than 5,000 residents, and areas inside a force publication gap, are not ranked. Rates cover England and Wales only. How rankings are built.

Highest published rates

Rank of 24	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	DL4 10,088 residents	175.5	1,770
2	DL14 37,638 residents	172.5	6,492
3	SR8 34,679 residents	167.6	5,812
4	DL1 47,916 residents	165.4	7,923
5	DL17 17,972 residents	161.6	2,905
6	TS28 5,382 residents	145.3	782
7	DL16 22,355 residents	145.3	3,248
8	SR7 30,427 residents	143.8	4,376
9	DH9 37,255 residents	134.8	5,021
10	DL5 29,462 residents	131.7	3,881
11	DH1 52,591 residents	124.6	6,552
12	DL15 23,084 residents	121.1	2,796

Lowest published rates

Rank of 24	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
24	DL12 12,347 residents	72.3	893
23	DL13 13,566 residents	77.3	1,048
22	DL2 18,731 residents	82.2	1,539
21	TS21 13,196 residents	86.1	1,136
20	DH2 30,440 residents	87.1	2,651
19	TS27 11,812 residents	87.6	1,035
18	DH8 39,834 residents	92.4	3,679
17	DH7 42,747 residents	97.4	4,162
16	DH3 26,721 residents	105.8	2,826
15	DL3 43,231 residents	112.5	4,865
14	DH6 35,113 residents	112.7	3,958
13	TS29 6,178 residents	118.6	733

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 69	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	DL1 5 6,442 residents	283.1	1,824
2	DL14 9 8,339 residents	237.8	1,983
3	DH3 3 6,146 residents	225.2	1,384
4	DL1 1 7,266 residents	205.1	1,490
5	SR7 9 7,259 residents	202.2	1,468
6	SR8 4 7,154 residents	195.6	1,399
7	DL3 6 7,755 residents	189.6	1,470
8	DL17 8 8,493 residents	183.3	1,557
9	DL4 2 5,663 residents	182.1	1,031
10	DL17 0 5,671 residents	181.8	1,031
11	SR8 5 7,395 residents	176.1	1,302
12	DL16 6 11,837 residents	172.5	2,042
13	DH9 7 8,176 residents	166.6	1,362
14	SR8 3 7,529 residents	165.9	1,249
15	DL5 7 9,190 residents	165.4	1,520
16	DH1 4 9,020 residents	163.3	1,473
17	DH6 3 5,675 residents	157.4	893
18	DL1 4 13,374 residents	156.7	2,096
19	SR7 7 10,423 residents	154.9	1,615
20	DH8 5 7,059 residents	154.1	1,088

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 69	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
69	NE16 6 5,069 residents	37.3	189
68	DH8 0 6,814 residents	37.9	258
67	DL3 8 7,748 residents	38.1	295
66	DH7 0 5,730 residents	53.8	308
65	DH3 4 5,893 residents	54.3	320
64	DL14 0 6,299 residents	68.7	433
63	DL12 8 6,771 residents	69.4	470
62	SR7 0 5,451 residents	71.2	388
61	DH9 9 6,692 residents	74.1	496
60	DL2 1 6,766 residents	76.9	520
59	DL1 3 8,819 residents	77.2	681
58	DH2 1 10,144 residents	77.4	785
57	DH6 4 7,230 residents	79.4	574
56	DH4 6 10,488 residents	80.9	848
55	DH8 6 6,691 residents	81.3	544
54	DH2 3 8,960 residents	87.8	787
53	DL3 9 9,840 residents	88.2	868
52	DH7 6 8,727 residents	88.7	774
51	DH2 2 11,336 residents	95.2	1,079
50	DH8 8 7,047 residents	95.2	671

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