Crime Rates at Rowan Drive, Brasside, Durham, DH1 5YE

Rowan Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowan Drive (DH1 5YE) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Drive (DH1 5YE), 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.