Total Crime Rate

276.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 43.0 8/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limecragg Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 151st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limecragg Avenue (DH1 1DF) in the last 12 months was 276.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher than the Belmont average (142.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limecragg Avenue (DH1 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Place. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limecragg Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Limecragg Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birchgrove Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birchgrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alma Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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