Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Glenavon Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 591st lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Glenavon Avenue (DH2 2JD) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenavon Avenue (DH2 2JD), 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 Glenavon Avenue area

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

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