Lanchester
Middle areaNorth County Durham. 6,027 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 62 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Lanchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lanchester
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lanchester at a rate of 54.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 134 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 64 |
| Other crime | 48 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 43 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lanchester compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lanchester safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lanchester at a rate of 54.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lanchester.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (134), criminal damage and arson (64) and other crime (48).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of County Durham
These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Lanchester alone. See County Durham
Lanchester in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lanchester was £192,500 in 2025.
Lanchester had 5,993 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Lanchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lanchester, 67.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.