Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pit Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 552nd 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 Pit Lane (DH1 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pit Lane (DH1 5HJ), 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 Pit Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

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