Crime Rates at Brecon Place, Pelton, Chester Le Street, DH2 1HY

Brecon Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chester-le-Street North , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Brecon Place (DH2 1HY) in the last 12 months was 271.8 per 1,000 residents and was 371.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brecon Place (DH2 1HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brecon Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conway Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.