Total Crime Rate

515.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 515.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Other crime 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Belle Street area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belle Street (DH9 0DB) in the last 12 months was 515.9 per 1,000 residents and was 358.7% higher than the Craghead and South Moor average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belle Street (DH9 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near A693. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A693 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Constable Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A693 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A693 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A693 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A693 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A693 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A693 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A693 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A693 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A693 —
Sep 2025Burglary Church Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorneyholme Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joicey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A693 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joicey Gardens —
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Data Sources

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