Crime Rate in Chester-le-Street South, ward

Chester-le-Street South has the 7th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 2880th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 60th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chester-le-Street South in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chester-le-Street South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chester-le-Street South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sidlaw Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.