Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Belmont Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 590th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Belmont Road (DH1 2QN) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmont Road (DH1 2QN), the main crime hotspot is near Eden Terrace. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belmont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1(M) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borrowdale Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fellside Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eden Terrace —
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Data Sources

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