Total Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coniston Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Belmont , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coniston Close (DH1 2UQ) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Belmont average (142.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coniston Close (DH1 2UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferndale, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheveley Court (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Durham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bedale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cheveley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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