Total Crime Rate

232.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.9 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 232.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.7 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Twelfth Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 200th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Twelfth Avenue (DH2 2BW) in the last 12 months was 232.8 per 1,000 residents and was 307.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twelfth Avenue (DH2 2BW), the main crime hotspot is near Seventh Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Twelfth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacques Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glencoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Barr —
Apr 2026Public order North Approach Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jacques Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilda Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilda Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bede Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glencoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eighth Avenue 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
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Data Sources

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