Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.0 5/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Alderlea Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 610th 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 Alderlea Close (DH1 1DS) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderlea Close (DH1 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aspen Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Tree Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alderlea Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alder Lea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitwell Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Whitwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Lea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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