Crime Rates at Long Acres, Durham, DH1 1JF

Long Acres 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 Long Acres (DH1 1JF) 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 Long Acres (DH1 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Wynyard Grove, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maynard'S Row (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.