Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beaumont Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 409th 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 Beaumont Close (DH1 5FF) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaumont Close (DH1 5FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcastle Terrace, where police recorded 28 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 Beaumont Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudspeth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Terrace —
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
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Data Sources

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