Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Newholme Crescent area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Barnard Castle East , and the 496th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newholme Crescent (DL14 9RX) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower than the Barnard Castle East average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newholme Crescent (DL14 9RX), the main crime hotspot is near Lynas Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newholme Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynas Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynas Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Provident Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynas Place —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shirley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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