Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.6 3/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbots Row area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 290th 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 Abbots Row (DH1 1HE) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Row (DH1 1HE), 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 Abbots Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bradford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Monks' Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gort Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cunningham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roosevelt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roosevelt Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Road 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 2025Vehicle crime Friars' Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars' Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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