Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 131.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

West View area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 472nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West View (DH1 1HZ) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View (DH1 1HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Maynard'S Row. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Giles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maynard'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Maynard'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maynard'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magdalene Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magdalene Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Sidings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maynard'S Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Lane —
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Data Sources

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