Total Crime Rate

231.6 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 231.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Dragon Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Belmont , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dragon Lane (DH1 2RH) in the last 12 months was 231.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher than the Belmont average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dragon Lane (DH1 2RH), the main crime hotspot is near Dragon Lane. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dragon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bevan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bevan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bevan Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dragon Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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