Total Crime Rate

308.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

222.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 308.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 222.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 210.3 10/10
  • Other crime 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchale Avenue (DH1 5SD) in the last 12 months was 308.4 per 1,000 residents and was 237.7% higher 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 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 222.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 238.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchale Avenue (DH1 5SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prison, where police recorded 7 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.

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