Crime Rates at Maplewood, Chester Le Street, DH2 2LB

Maplewood area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 387th 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 Maplewood (DH2 2LB) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplewood (DH2 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Cragside. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.