Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alnwick Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 487th 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 Alnwick Road (DH1 5NL) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick Road (DH1 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Pit Lane. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alnwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hutton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Godric'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bolton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bolton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bowes Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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