Crime Rates at The Close, Durham, DH1 2AE

The Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 437th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Close (DH1 2AE) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Close (DH1 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Links (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.