Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 20.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.1 1/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Aldhome Court area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Aldhome Court (DH1 5FB) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldhome Court (DH1 5FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Court, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aldhome Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudspeth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hartside View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Terrace
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Terrace
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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