Total Crime Rate

524.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 524.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 316.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Abbeywoods Business Park area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Abbeywoods Business Park (DH1 5TH) in the last 12 months was 524.8 per 1,000 residents and was 474.7% 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 Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeywoods Business Park (DH1 5TH), the main crime hotspot is near Abbeywoods. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbeywoods Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeywoods Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeywoods Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeywoods Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeywoods Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeywoods Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeywoods Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbeywoods —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbeywoods —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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