Total Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bedale Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 117th 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 Bedale Close (DH1 2BB) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Belmont average (142.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedale Close (DH1 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broome Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bainbridge Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Durham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cheveley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bedale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Broome Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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