Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorn Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 617th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Crescent (DH1 1ED) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Crescent (DH1 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bevan Grove, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Musgrave Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Drugs St Hilds Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Birchgrove Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birchgrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musgrave Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saint Joseph'S Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary School View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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