Total Crime Rate

185.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 185.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fallsway area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fallsway (DH1 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fallsway (DH1 1AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broome Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fallsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kirkstone Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carrsdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallsway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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