Total Crime Rate

932.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 932.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 334.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 211.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 97.5 10/10
  • Public order 76.3 10/10
  • Burglary 29.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cookson Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 15th 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 Cookson Terrace (DH2 2AN) in the last 12 months was 932.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1532.3% higher than the Chester-le-Street South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 194.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cookson Terrace (DH2 2AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedworth Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cookson Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bede Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jacques Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacques Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blencathra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Blencathra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hedworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bede Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hedworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hedworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hedworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullion Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Bullion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hedworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bede Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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