Total Crime Rate

198.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 198.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Cross Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Row (DH1 5HF) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% higher 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 Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Row (DH1 5HF), the main crime hotspot is near Pit Lane. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Framwellgate and Newton Hall

Crime Over Time in Cross Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Way —
Sep 2025Public order Bolton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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