Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandyford area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chester-le-Street North , and the 498th 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 Sandyford (DH2 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 134.8% higher than the Chester-le-Street North average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandyford (DH2 1DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hylton Terrace. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandyford area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hylton Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenacres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandyford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elwin Place —
Apr 2026Public order Mossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Hylton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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