Total Crime Rate

1237.3 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 1237.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 546.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 258.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 135.6 10/10
  • Public order 63.6 10/10
  • Burglary 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bullion Lane 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 Bullion Lane (DH2 2DW) 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 Bullion Lane (DH2 2DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fife Avenue, where police recorded 44 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bullion Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Murray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eighth Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester-Le-Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blencathra Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfoot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester-Le-Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester-Le-Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullion Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mendip Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bede Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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