Crime Rates at Drum Industrial Estate, Chester Le Street, DH2 1AY

This area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 787th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DH2 1AY) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Chester-le-Street East average (185.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH2 1AY, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drum Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near First Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.