Total Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farnham Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farnham Road (DH1 5LA) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Framwellgate and Newton Hall average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Farnham Road (DH1 5LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langley Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eden Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Durham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farnham Close | — |
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