Total Crime Rate

225.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 225.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Sharp Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 213th 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 Sharp Crescent (DH1 1PE) in the last 12 months was 225.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% higher than the Belmont average (142.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharp Crescent (DH1 1PE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sharp Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Hilds Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heron'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birchgrove Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birchgrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limecragg Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saint Joseph'S Close —
Apr 2026Other crime School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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