Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ghyll Field Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 835th highest 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 Ghyll Field Road (DH1 5HT) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ghyll Field Road (DH1 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Carrside. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ghyll Field Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Caterhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Way —
Sep 2025Public order Brackenfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carrside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aykley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caterhouse Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrside —
Sep 2025Public order Carrside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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