Total Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beaumont Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 526th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beaumont Close (DH1 5FF) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% 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 30 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.
View Crime In Framwellgate and Newton Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcastle Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaumont Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcastle Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcastle Terrace | Under investigation |
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