Published violence and sexual offences rates, Durham (Durham Constabulary area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published violence and sexual offences 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	SR8 34,679 residents	59.4	2,060
2	DL4 10,088 residents	59.3	598
3	DL17 17,972 residents	58.4	1,050
4	DL16 22,355 residents	54.1	1,209
5	DL14 37,638 residents	52.4	1,971
6	DL1 47,916 residents	51.3	2,459
7	DH9 37,255 residents	49.3	1,836
8	DL5 29,462 residents	47.1	1,388
9	TS28 5,382 residents	42.9	231
10	DL15 23,084 residents	42.5	980
11	SR7 30,427 residents	40.7	1,237
12	TS29 6,178 residents	39.2	242

Lowest published rates

Rank of 24	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
24	TS21 13,196 residents	25.9	342
23	DL12 12,347 residents	27.7	342
22	DL13 13,566 residents	30.0	407
21	DH3 26,721 residents	30.2	808
20	DL2 18,731 residents	31.2	584
19	TS27 11,812 residents	31.7	375
18	DH2 30,440 residents	31.9	972
17	DL3 43,231 residents	33.6	1,453
16	DH8 39,834 residents	34.0	1,353
15	DH6 35,113 residents	36.7	1,288
14	DH7 42,747 residents	37.6	1,606
13	DH1 52,591 residents	38.4	2,018

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 69	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	DL1 5 6,442 residents	93.3	601
2	DL17 8 8,493 residents	69.7	592
3	SR8 5 7,395 residents	68.2	504
4	SR8 4 7,154 residents	66.0	472
5	DL4 2 5,663 residents	65.7	372
6	DL1 1 7,266 residents	64.8	471
7	DL5 7 9,190 residents	62.1	571
8	SR7 9 7,259 residents	61.6	447
9	DH9 7 8,176 residents	61.3	501
10	DL3 6 7,755 residents	60.6	470
11	SR8 3 7,529 residents	60.4	455
12	DL16 6 11,837 residents	60.2	713
13	DL17 0 5,671 residents	58.2	330
14	DH3 3 6,146 residents	57.8	355
15	DL14 8 7,200 residents	57.6	415
16	DL14 9 8,339 residents	55.4	462
17	DL14 6 11,073 residents	54.9	608
18	DH9 8 7,271 residents	49.9	363
19	DL1 2 12,015 residents	48.7	585
20	DH8 5 7,059 residents	48.3	341

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 69	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
69	DL3 8 7,748 residents	11.2	87
68	NE16 6 5,069 residents	12.8	65
67	DH8 0 6,814 residents	17.0	116
66	DL14 0 6,299 residents	18.7	118
65	DH3 4 5,893 residents	19.0	112
64	DH7 0 5,730 residents	23.0	132
63	DL1 3 8,819 residents	23.4	206
62	DL3 9 9,840 residents	23.7	233
61	DL12 8 6,771 residents	26.0	176
60	DH9 9 6,692 residents	26.7	179
59	SR7 0 5,451 residents	27.9	152
58	DH2 1 10,144 residents	28.3	287
57	DH6 4 7,230 residents	28.8	208
56	DH4 6 10,488 residents	29.9	314
55	SR7 8 7,294 residents	30.4	222
54	DH7 6 8,727 residents	30.8	269
53	DH8 6 6,691 residents	30.9	207
52	DL2 1 6,766 residents	31.9	216
51	DL3 0 14,150 residents	32.0	453
50	DH2 2 11,336 residents	33.6	381

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