Total Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 35.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thorndale Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 380th 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 Thorndale Road (DH1 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorndale Road (DH1 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broome Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birkdale Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cheveley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Broome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ryedale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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