Total Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 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 73.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 797th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Wordsworth Avenue (DH2 2PS) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Chester-le-Street South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (DH2 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Fell Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Burn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blindy Burn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fellway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Fell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Burn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Burn Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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