Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bek Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Bek Road (DH1 5LD) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bek Road (DH1 5LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caterhouse Road, where police recorded 15 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bek Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hutton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caterhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Godric'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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