Crime Rates at Auckland Road, Durham, DH1 5PL

Auckland Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 152nd 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 Auckland Road (DH1 5PL) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Auckland Road (DH1 5PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 12 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.