Crime Rates at Front Street, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5EE

Front Street 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 Front Street (DH1 5EE) 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 Front Street (DH1 5EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Court, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newcastle Terrace (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.