Crime Rates at Finchale Road, Durham, DH1 5RW

Finchale Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchale Road (DH1 5RW) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% higher than the Framwellgate and Newton Hall average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchale Road (DH1 5RW), the main crime hotspot is near Abbeywoods. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.