Crime Rates at Chester Le Street, DH2 2NF

This area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 760th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DH2 2NF) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH2 2NF, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wynyard, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibside (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.