Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Barnes area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lumley , and the 463rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Barnes (DH3 4HX) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 111.3% higher than the Lumley average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Barnes (DH3 4HX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Barnes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melbeck Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Melbeck Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbeck Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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