Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Newhouse Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 839th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Newhouse Avenue (DH7 9JH) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhouse Avenue (DH7 9JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dene Park, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fir Terraces (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newhouse Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newhouse Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbourcourt Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Terraces Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holburn Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlea Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road —

Data Sources

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