Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorn Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 673rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Road (DH1 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Belmont average (142.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (DH1 1NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bainbridge Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broomside Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cheveley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Briar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkstone Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romney Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Broome Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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