Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pelton House Farm Estate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chester-le-Street North , and the 464th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pelton House Farm Estate (DH2 2RF) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.5% higher than the Chester-le-Street North average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelton House Farm Estate (DH2 2RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elwin Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pelton House Farm Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Station Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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