Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Finchale View area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 623rd lowest 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 Finchale View (DH1 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchale View (DH1 5DJ), 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 Finchale View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farrier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Smithfield 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 Local resolution
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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