The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Durham, NH: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$495,566

Cost of Crime™ for New Durham, NH

In 2025, crime will cost $517 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of New Durham with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is New Durham, NH Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where New Durham's combined rate is much lower than the norm. New Durham sits in the 86th percentile, ahead of 86% of cities and behind 14%. The grade covers only New Durham's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Durham is 13.74 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 57 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 82 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of New Durham, NH report the most crime, about 6 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Durham, NH

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Durham for 2025 is $495,566, about $202 per resident and $517 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Durham Compared to Other Cities?

New Durham, NH:	$202
Littleton, NH:	$584
East Kingston, NH:	$158
New Hampshire:	$271
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Durham is $202 per year, which is $262 less than the national average and $68 less than New Hampshire's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Durham:

In Littleton, NH, crime costs $584 per person, which is $381 more than in New Durham.
In East Kingston, NH, crime costs $158 per person, which is $45 less than in New Durham

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of New Durham for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to New Durham	Cost per New Durham Resident
Murder	$117,514	$48
Rape/Sexual Assault	$114,062	$47
Robbery	$11,224	$5
Assault	$27,687	$11
Kidnapping	$20,455	$8
Vehicle Theft	$12,721	$5
Burglary	$12,237	$5
Theft	$64,477	$26
Arson	$4,743	$2
Vandalism	$66,031	$27
Animal Cruelty	$1,848	$1
Drug Crimes	$38,331	$16
Identity Theft	$4,236	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$495,566	$202

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Durham, NH

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in New Durham totals $1,338,224 ($547 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,833,790 ($749 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of New Durham's 2,448 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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New Durham Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 New Durham residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3938
Robbery	0.1458
Rape	0.7685
Murder	0.0255
Total Violent Crime	1.334 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.086
Vehicle Theft	0.3356
Burglary	0.5511
Arson	0.0802
Total Property Crime	6.053 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1378
Drug Crimes	2.117
Vandalism	3.776
Identity Theft	0.2235
Animal Cruelty	0.1020
Total "Other" Rate	6.356 (B)

Individual New Durham Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in New Durham is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Durham.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Alton, NH	B	A+	B+
East Alton, NH	B+	A	A-
Union, NH	B+	A	B+
Farmington, NH	C+	A	C+
Center Barnstead, NH	A-	A+	A-
South Wolfeboro, NH	B	A-	A-
Milton, NH	A-	A	A-
Alton Bay, NH	B	A+	B+
South Barnstead, NH	A-	A+	A-
Gilmanton Iron Works, NH	A	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Durham is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Roberta, GA	C	D+	D+
Farrandville, MI	C+	C+	C+
Ferndale, CA	D+	F	F
Hambden, OH	A	B	B
Hernando Beach, FL	A+	B+	B+
Lakeside, MT	C-	B-	B-
Lewiston, UT	A-	B+	B+
Litchfield, ME	A+	A+	A+
Pine Mountain Club, CA	D-	F	F
Anchor Point, AK	B-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, New Durham is safer than the New Hampshire state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Durham, NH average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Durham schools on SchoolGrade

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