Crime Rates at Salisbury Road, Durham, DH1 5PS

Salisbury Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 105th 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 Salisbury Road (DH1 5PS) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (DH1 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salisbury Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.