Total Crime Rate

47.8 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 47.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Deans Walk area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 545th 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 Deans Walk (DH1 1HA) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deans Walk (DH1 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Montgomery Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deans Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Roosevelt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Roosevelt Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars' Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friars' Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Monks' Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bradford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gort Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Montgomery Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cunningham Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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