Total Crime Rate
155.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bede Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 384th 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 Bede Way (DH1 5JT) in the last 12 months was 155.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% higher than the Framwellgate and Newton Hall average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bede Way (DH1 5JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pit Lane, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carrside (13 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 | Shoplifting | Pit Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carrside | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brackenfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bede Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Caterhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Carrside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carrside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caterhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aykley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pit Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pit Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pit Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pit Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pit Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pit Lane | Under investigation |
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