Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) vs Durham (Newton Hall)

Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) has a safety score of 48/100 (Average) and recorded 350 crimes in the last 12 months. Durham (Newton Hall) has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,670 crimes. Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) shows a year-on-year crime trend of +11.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Durham (Newton Hall) shows +5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (144 incidents). In Durham (Newton Hall), it is Violent Crime (619 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) recorded 31 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Durham (Newton Hall) recorded 249. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) totalled 144 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 619 in Durham (Newton Hall). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) recorded 313 crimes (now 350, a change of +11.8%). Durham (Newton Hall) recorded 1,590 crimes previously (now 1,670, +5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) has a resolution rate of 0% and Durham (Newton Hall) has 24%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) falls within the Durham Constabulary boundary. Durham (Newton Hall) is covered by Durham Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) and Durham (Newton Hall). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.