Total Crime Rate
108.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elvet Green area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 605th 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 Elvet Green (DH2 2ER) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elvet Green (DH2 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 48 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.
View Crime In Chester-le-Street South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fife Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fife Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester-Le-Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bede Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Murray Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester-Le-Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mendip Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester-Le-Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorfoot Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blencathra Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Poplar Street | Under investigation |
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