Crime Rates at Ashton Rise, Chester Le Street, DH2 2JA

Ashton Rise area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashton Rise (DH2 2JA) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Rise (DH2 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fife Avenue, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttermere Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.