Crime Rates at Eppleton Terrace, High Handenhold, Chester Le Street, DH2 1PS

Eppleton Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Pelton , and the 736th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eppleton Terrace (DH2 1PS) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Pelton average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eppleton Terrace (DH2 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baytree Terrace, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.