Crime Rates at Station View, Chester Le Street, DH2 2DF

Station View area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station View (DH2 2DF) in the last 12 months was 1237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2222.7% 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 Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 216.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station View (DH2 2DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.