Crime Rates at Augustine Close, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5FE

Augustine Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 730th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Augustine Close (DH1 5FE) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Augustine Close (DH1 5FE), 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.