Total Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farnham Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 5LN) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
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 5LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farnham Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langley Road (5 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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