Crime Rates at Elm Avenue, Pelton, Chester Le Street, DH2 1NJ

Elm Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chester-le-Street North , and the 689th lowest 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 Elm Avenue (DH2 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Avenue (DH2 1NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beamish Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holyoake Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.