Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Blindy Burn Court area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 722nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blindy Burn Court (DH2 2ET) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blindy Burn Court (DH2 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fell Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cong Burn View (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Chester-le-Street West Central

Crime Over Time in Blindy Burn Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cong Burn View Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Burn Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blindy Burn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fellway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Burn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Burn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cong Burn View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cong Burn View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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