Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Cragside 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 Cragside (DH2 2TN) 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 Cragside (DH2 2TN), 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.

View Crime In Chester-le-Street South

Crime Over Time in Cragside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wynyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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