Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH1 5FA
How much crime is recorded in DH1 5FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton Hall & Brasside
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,691 (2024)
DH1 5FADurham
How safe is DH1 5FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 5FA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DH1 5FANational
Shoplifting27.08.4
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary11.59.1
Other crime5.21.5
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.