Total Crime Rate

47.6 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 47.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Finchale Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 542nd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchale Road (DH1 5JW) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchale Road (DH1 5JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Court, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newcastle Terrace (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finchale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lund Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Carr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Carr Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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