Total Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pelaw Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 317th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Pelaw Crescent (DH2 2HU) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 97.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 336.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelaw Crescent (DH2 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near Conyers Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pelaw Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conyers Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glencoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtles Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pelton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firtrees Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glencoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conyers Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Conyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conyers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pelaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Barr —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilda Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilda Park —
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Data Sources

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