Total Crime Rate

96.2 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 96.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • 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
  • 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

Waldridge Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 677th 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 Waldridge Road (DH2 3AB) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waldridge Road (DH2 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Sidlaw Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waldridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yetholm Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidlaw Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldridge Road
Sep 2025Burglary Waldridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gainford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yetholm Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainford Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Kinloch Court Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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