Crime Rates at The Crescent, Chester Le Street, DH2 2DU

The Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 675th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 The Crescent (DH2 2DU) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DH2 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Fourth Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.