Crime Rates at Bamburgh Road, Durham, DH1 5NW

Bamburgh 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 Bamburgh Road (DH1 5NW) 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 Bamburgh Road (DH1 5NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pit Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowes Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.