Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cong Burn View area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 722nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cong Burn View (DH2 2BN) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cong Burn View (DH2 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Cong Burn View. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cong Burn View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cong Burn View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellway —
Apr 2026Other crime Fellway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blindy Burn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Cong Burn View Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Cong Burn View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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