Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 116.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 56.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Buckinghamshire Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 598th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckinghamshire Road (DH1 2BD) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Belmont average (142.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckinghamshire Road (DH1 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newlands Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fellside Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckinghamshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxfordshire Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Oxfordshire Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridgeshire Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fellside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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