Crime Rates at The Moorlands, Durham, DH1 2LB

The Moorlands area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 148th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Moorlands (DH1 2LB) in the last 12 months was 278.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Moorlands (DH1 2LB), 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.