Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beechwoods area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 433rd 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 Beechwoods (DH2 2HR) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Chester-le-Street East average (185.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwoods (DH2 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Conyers Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwoods area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelaw Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pelton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pelton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Conyers Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtles Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtles Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedars —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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