Crime Rates at South Street, Chester Le Street, DH2 2JG

South Street 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 South Street (DH2 2JG) 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 South Street (DH2 2JG), the main crime hotspot is near Pelaw Crescent. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.