Total Crime Rate
1048.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belle Vue Court area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belle Vue Court (DH1 1XD) in the last 12 months was 1048.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2631.9% higher than the Durham South average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (β 487.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belle Vue Court (DH1 1XD), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Durham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claypath | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claypath | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claypath | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claypath | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Claypath | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claypath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Owengate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saddler Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saddler Lane | β |
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