Total Crime Rate

267.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 267.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.7 7/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hylton Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chester-le-Street North , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hylton Terrace (DH2 1DS) in the last 12 months was 267.7 per 1,000 residents and was 366.0% higher than the Chester-le-Street North average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hylton Terrace (DH2 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hylton Terrace (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hylton Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Fieldside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandyford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandyford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hylton Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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