Total Crime Rate

374.0 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 374.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 224.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sunderland 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sunderland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Wynyard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sherburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edge Court

Data Sources

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