Total Crime Rate
374.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sunderland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 81st 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 Sunderland Road (DH1 2QH) in the last 12 months was 374.0 per 1,000 residents and was 203.0% higher than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 395.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunderland Road (DH1 2QH), 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 Maynard'S Row (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belmont| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montgomery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Back Wynyard Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sherburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edge Court | — |
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