Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swinside Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 485th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swinside Drive (DH1 1AF) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swinside Drive (DH1 1AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newlands Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fellside Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swinside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fellside Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borrowdale Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kirkstone Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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