Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North View area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 676th 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 North View (DH1 2LE) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North View (DH1 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near Turnbull Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edge Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Musgrave Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gort Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Young Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnbull Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Sherburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Turnbull Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Turnbull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roosevelt Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roosevelt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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