Newton Hall & Brasside
Middle areaNorth east County Durham. 7,888 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Newton Hall & Brasside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Newton Hall & Brasside
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newton Hall & Brasside at a rate of 77.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 183 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 177 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 93 |
| Other crime | 85 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 26 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Newton Hall & Brasside compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Newton Hall & Brasside safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newton Hall & Brasside at a rate of 77.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newton Hall & Brasside.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (183), violence and sexual offences (177) and anti-social behaviour (93).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of County Durham
These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Newton Hall & Brasside alone. See County Durham
Newton Hall & Brasside in brief
The median price paid for a home in Newton Hall & Brasside was £215,000 in 2025.
Newton Hall & Brasside had 7,722 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Newton Hall & Brasside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Newton Hall & Brasside, 72.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.