Crime Rates at Bow Lane, Durham, DH1 3ER

Bow Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 367th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bow Lane (DH1 3ER) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 311.4% higher than the Durham South average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bow Lane (DH1 3ER), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.