Total Crime Rate

251.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 251.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 43.3 8/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moor Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Crescent (DH1 1PB) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 103.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Crescent (DH1 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Bevan Grove. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Whitwell Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Sep 2025Robbery Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Durham Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bevan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Heron'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Lea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whitwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order St Hilds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alder Lea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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