Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edge Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 487th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Court (DH1 2JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Wynyard Grove, where police recorded 213 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnbull Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edge Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gort Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edge Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Turnbull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Young Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Turnbull Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnbull Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Musgrave Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Roosevelt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roosevelt Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sherburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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