Crime Rates at High Street, Carrville, Durham, DH1 1AS

High Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 738th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DH1 1AS) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DH1 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 60 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.