Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 58.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belsay Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horden , and the 674th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Belsay Avenue (SR8 4AY) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Horden average (175.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belsay Avenue (SR8 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Sunderland Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belsay Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yoden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warkworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alnwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alnwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Kirkup Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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