Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 409th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Front Street (DH1 5DE) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH1 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Farrier Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithfield —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishops Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishops Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishops Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Smithfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrier Close Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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