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

Prebends Field 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 Prebends Field (DH1 1HJ) 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 Prebends Field (DH1 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Prebends Field. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prebends Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Monks' Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bradford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friars' Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars' Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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