Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chandler Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 846th 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 Chandler Close (DH1 2TP) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chandler Close (DH1 2TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chandler Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ramsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ramsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cuthbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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