Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 128.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Public order 48.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Bungalows area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 538th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Bungalows (DH1 5EB) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher 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 Public order with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bungalows (DH1 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Bungalows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudspeth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishops Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartside View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishops Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrier Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishops Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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