Crime Rate in Belmont, ward

Belmont has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1056th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 104th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Belmont in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Belmont’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 451 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 574 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Belmont ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Front Street, with 70 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Fir Avenue (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.