Total Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.2 1/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Mere Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Mere Drive (DH1 5DD) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Drive (DH1 5DD), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Framwellgate and Newton Hall

Crime Over Time in Mere Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Forge Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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