Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brinkburn area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 826th 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 Brinkburn (DH2 2UB) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brinkburn (DH2 2UB), the main crime hotspot is near Gibside. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brinkburn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lingholme Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brinkburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brinkburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gibside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingholme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingholme Under investigation
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Data Sources

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