Crime Rates at Jacques Terrace, Chester Le Street, DH2 2AY

Jacques Terrace area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 704th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jacques Terrace (DH2 2AY) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacques Terrace (DH2 2AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedworth Street, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seventh Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.