Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 95.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cunningham Place area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 730th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Cunningham Place (DH1 1EX) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunningham Place (DH1 1EX), 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 Cunningham Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Young Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Gort Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Young Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roosevelt Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roosevelt Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roosevelt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roosevelt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roosevelt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bradford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pilgrims' Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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