Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Augustine Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 749th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 23.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% 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 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Augustine Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Terrace
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Terrace
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Beaumont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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