Crime Rates at Eighth Avenue, Chester Le Street, DH2 2BG

Eighth Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 605th 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 Eighth Avenue (DH2 2BG) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eighth Avenue (DH2 2BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fife Avenue, where police recorded 44 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.