Durham (Newton Hall) vs Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park

Durham (Newton Hall) has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,670 crimes in the last 12 months. Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,412 crimes. Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Durham (Newton Hall) shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park shows -14.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Durham (Newton Hall), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (619 incidents). In Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park, it is Violent Crime (445 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Durham (Newton Hall) recorded 249 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park recorded 344. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Durham (Newton Hall) totalled 619 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 445 in Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Durham (Newton Hall) recorded 1,590 crimes (now 1,670, a change of +5%). Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park recorded 1,659 crimes previously (now 1,412, -14.9%).

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. Durham (Newton Hall) has a resolution rate of 24% and Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Durham (Newton Hall) falls within the Durham Constabulary boundary. Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park 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 Durham (Newton Hall) and Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.