Total Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 186.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Churchill Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 306th 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 Churchill Square (DH1 1EU) in the last 12 months was 186.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Square (DH1 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Back Wynyard Grove. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackintosh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bradford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Roosevelt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roosevelt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roosevelt Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roosevelt Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Young Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Young Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gort Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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