Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 45.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • 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

Hutton Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 730th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hutton Way (DH1 5BW) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Framwellgate and Newton Hall average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hutton Way (DH1 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Pit Lane. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hutton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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