Crime Rates at Canterbury Road, Durham, DH1 5PY

Canterbury Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 444th 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 Canterbury Road (DH1 5PY) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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