Total Crime Rate

313.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 313.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Aidan Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 117th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Aidan Gardens (DH1 2BF) in the last 12 months was 313.3 per 1,000 residents and was 119.5% higher than the Belmont average (142.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aidan Gardens (DH1 2BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 54 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.

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Crime Over Time in Aidan Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Broome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cheveley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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