Crime Rates at Edge Court, Durham, DH1 2JY

Edge Court area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 638th 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 Edge Court (DH1 2JY) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Court (DH1 2JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Musgrave Gardens, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pine Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.