Total Crime Rate

237.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seventh Avenue 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 Seventh Avenue (DH2 2BP) 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 Seventh Avenue (DH2 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Fourth Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seventh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Seventh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullion Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eighth Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Twelfth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Seventh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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