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

Dragonville Retail Park 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 Dragonville Retail Park (DH1 2WP) 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 Dragonville Retail Park (DH1 2WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dragon Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dragonville Retail Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oswald Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mill House Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Durham Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oswald Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lantern Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lantern Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heron'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dragon Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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