Crime Rates at Wynyard, Chester Le Street, DH2 2TH

Wynyard area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 675th 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 Wynyard (DH2 2TH) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wynyard (DH2 2TH), the main crime hotspot is near Fourth Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.