Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 101.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 43.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Harvey Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Framwellgate and Newton Hall , and the 691st 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 Harvey Avenue (DH1 5ZB) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harvey Avenue (DH1 5ZB), the main crime hotspot is near Pit Lane. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harvey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Godric'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hutton Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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