Total Crime Rate

296.1 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 296.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brecon Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chester-le-Street North , and the 125th 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 Brecon Place (DH2 1HY) in the last 12 months was 296.1 per 1,000 residents and was 415.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 126.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brecon Place (DH2 1HY), the main crime hotspot is near Brecon Place. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brecon Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brecon Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ouston Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brecon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gairloch Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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