Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 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

Whiteoak Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 499th lowest 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 Whiteoak Avenue (DH1 1DG) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteoak Avenue (DH1 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Bevan Grove. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteoak Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bevan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Sep 2025Robbery Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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