Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Alpine Court area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 704th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alpine Court (DH2 2UE) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alpine Court (DH2 2UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bede Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alpine Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viador Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bede Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hedworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hedworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Murray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester-Le-Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester-Le-Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester-Le-Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morningside Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morningside Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morningside Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eighth Avenue —

Data Sources

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