Total Crime Rate

324.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 324.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 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

The Moorlands area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 108th 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 The Moorlands (DH1 2LB) in the last 12 months was 324.9 per 1,000 residents and was 163.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Moorlands (DH1 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramsey Close, where police recorded 36 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 The Moorlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Maple Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Heron'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Turnbull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Hilds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sherburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Musgrave Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Turnbull Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnbull Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Whitwell Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Ramsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edge Court —
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Data Sources

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