Postcode · Durham
Crime in DH1 9QS
How much crime is recorded in DH1 9QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belmont & Carrville
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,344 (2024)
DH1 9QSDurham
How safe is DH1 9QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH1 9QS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 9QSNational
Burglary15.09.1
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Other theft11.14.5
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.84.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.