Crime Rate in Chester-le-Street North, ward

Chester-le-Street North has the 12th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 3230th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chester-le-Street North in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chester-le-Street North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 68.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chester-le-Street North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Conyers Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.