Total Crime Rate
86.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gibside area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 768th 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 Gibside (DH2 2TS) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -82.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gibside (DH2 2TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wynyard, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibside (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chester-le-Street South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gainford | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gibside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wynyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainford | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainford | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainford | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brinkburn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brinkburn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brinkburn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brinkburn | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lingholme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingholme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingholme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibside | — |
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