Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH1 1EA
How much crime is recorded in DH1 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belmont & Carrville
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
DH1 1EADurham
How safe is DH1 1EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 1EA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DH1 1EANational
Burglary13.69.1
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.