Crime Rates at Alnwick Road, Durham, DH1 5PD

Alnwick Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alnwick Road (DH1 5PD) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick Road (DH1 5PD), 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.