Total Crime Rate

219.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bent House Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 221st highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Bent House Lane (DH1 2RZ) in the last 12 months was 219.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% higher than the Belmont average (142.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 114.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bent House Lane (DH1 2RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cuthbert Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bent House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bent House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bent House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bent House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bent House Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cuthbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cuthbert Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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