Crime Rates at Gibside, Chester Le Street, DH2 2TS

Gibside area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 738th 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 Gibside (DH2 2TS) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher than the Chester-le-Street South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibside (DH2 2TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cragside, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainford (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.