Crime Rates at Menceforth Cottages, Chester Le Street, DH2 2AD

Menceforth Cottages area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 191st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Menceforth Cottages (DH2 2AD) in the last 12 months was 237.1 per 1,000 residents and was 345.0% higher than the Chester-le-Street South average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Menceforth Cottages (DH2 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Seventh Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.