Crime Rates at Hares Buildings, Newfield, Chester Le Street, DH2 2SY

Hares Buildings area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chester-le-Street North , and the 764th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hares Buildings (DH2 2SY) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% higher than the Chester-le-Street North average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hares Buildings (DH2 2SY), the main crime hotspot is near Holyoake Street. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.