Crime Rates at St Cuthberts Avenue, Durham, DH1 5EP

St Cuthberts Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 128th 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 St Cuthberts Avenue (DH1 5EP) in the last 12 months was 297.1 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% 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 Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Cuthberts Avenue (DH1 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 249 crimes here, including 158 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.