Durham Constabulary

Crime in Durham (Gilesgate/Sherburn Road/Carrville/Belmont)

Street-level crime statistics for Durham (Gilesgate/Sherburn Road/Carrville/Belmont) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 1,894 crimes in last 12 months
8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

1,894 Crimes (last 12 months)
↑0.1% vs Previous 12 Months
8/100 Safety Score
25.7% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 1,894 total crimes recorded in Durham (Gilesgate/Sherburn Road/Carrville/Belmont)

Violent Crime
473 25%
↓7%
Shoplifting
457 24.1%
Anti-Social Behaviour
318 16.8%
↑53%
Criminal Damage & Arson
168 8.9%
↓15%
Public Order
112 5.9%
↓5%
Other Theft
90 4.8%
↓13%
Burglary
89 4.7%
↓28%
Vehicle Crime
67 3.5%
↑52%
Other Crime
38 2%
↓21%
Drugs
36 1.9%
↑6%
Possession of Weapons
20 1.1%
↑43%
Bicycle Theft
11 0.6%
↑57%
Theft from Person
8 0.4%
↑700%
Robbery
7 0.4%
↑17%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Durham (Gilesgate/Sherburn Road/Carrville/Belmont)

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Durham (Gilesgate/Sherburn Road/Carrville/Belmont) (12 months)

Other Neighbourhoods — Durham Constabulary

Bishop Auckland (Town Central) Bishop Auckland (West) Bishop Auckland (Villages) Bishop Auckland (East) Chester-le-Street (Town Central) Chester-le-Street (Town South) Chester-le-Street (Rural South) Chester-le-Street (Rural North) Chester-le-Street (Rural West) Chester-le-Street (East Villages) Consett Consett (Lanchester/Rural) Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate) Crook (Crook Town) Howden Le Wear, Tow Law Crook (Willington) Crook (Weardale) Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) Barnard Castle (Upper Teesdale) Barnard Castle (Staindrop) Darlington (East) Darlington (East Villages) Darlington (North Road) Darlington (Haughton) Darlington (Cockerton) Darlington (West Villages) Darlington (Town Centre) Durham (Durham City) Durham (Ushaw Moor) Durham (Newton Hall) Durham (Durham City West) Durham (Sherburn Village/Sherburn Hill) Durham (High Pittington/West Rainton) Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) Durham (Bowburn/Cassop/Shincliffe/High Shincliffe) Durham (Coxhoe/Kelloe/Q Hill) Durham (Croxdale/Hett) Durham (Meadowfield) Newton Aycliffe (Aycliffe North/Middridge) Newton Aycliffe Town Centre, Neville, Simpasture and Business Park Newton Aycliffe (Aycliffe West) Newton Aycliffe (Sunnydale) Newton Aycliffe (Thickley) Newton Aycliffe (Byerley) Sedgefield Fishburn Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange Peterlee (Peterlee) Peterlee (Wingate) Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) Peterlee (Trimdon) Peterlee (Shotton) Peterlee (Horden) Peterlee (Blackhall) Seaham (Seaham Town) Seaham (Dawdon, Parkside) Seaham (Northlea, Seaton, Deneside) Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) Seaham (Easington and Grants Houses) Seaham (South Hetton, Haswell and Haswell Plough) Spennymoor (Spennymoor) Spennymoor (Tudhoe) Spennymoor (Low Spennymoor) Spennymoor (Middlestone Moor) Spennymoor (Ferryhill Town/Dean Bank) Spennymoor (Broom Ward) Spennymoor (West Cornforth/Bishop Middleham) Spennymoor (Chilton Ward) Stanley (Central Stanley) Stanley (North West Stanley) Stanley (South Stanley) View all Durham Constabulary neighbourhoods
Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.