Total Crime Rate
55.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowan Tree Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 608th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Rowan Tree Avenue (DH1 1DU) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Belmont average (142.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowan Tree Avenue (DH1 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmfield Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School View (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Durham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | School View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | School View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beechcroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moor Crescent | Under investigation |
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