Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Public order 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sutherland Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 553rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutherland Place (DH1 2EF) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutherland Place (DH1 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutherland Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill House Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lantern Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Habgood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Habgood Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cuthbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cuthbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Front Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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