Total Crime Rate

310.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 310.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 217.3 10/10
  • Other crime 58.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finchale Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 117th 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 Avenue (DH1 5SD) in the last 12 months was 310.8 per 1,000 residents and was 262.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 226.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 730.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchale Avenue (DH1 5SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowan Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finchale Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Framwellgate and Newton Hall

Crime Over Time in Finchale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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