Crime Rate in Chester-le-Street West Central, ward

Chester-le-Street West Central has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 490th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 48th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chester-le-Street West Central in the last 12 months was 166.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chester-le-Street West Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 449 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 534 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chester-le-Street West Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.