Crime Rates at Front Street, New Durham, Durham, DH1 2EP

Front Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street (DH1 2EP) in the last 12 months was 615.0 per 1,000 residents and was 398.2% higher than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 189.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH1 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fir Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.