Crime Rates at High Carr Road, Durham, DH1 5AT

High Carr Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 508th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Carr Road (DH1 5AT) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Framwellgate and Newton Hall average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Carr Road (DH1 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 249 crimes here, including 158 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.