Crime Rate in Chilton, ward

Chilton has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 655th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 63rd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chilton in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chilton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 275 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 326 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chilton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Arthur Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.