Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kepier Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 435th 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 Kepier Crescent (DH1 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kepier Crescent (DH1 1PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Turnbull Close. 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 Kepier Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Hilds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitwell Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Heron'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Lea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Musgrave Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alder Lea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnbull Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Turnbull Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Turnbull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whitwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Durham Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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