Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 154.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moorfoot Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 387th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Moorfoot Avenue (DH2 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 190.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfoot Avenue (DH2 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Buttermere Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorfoot Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Marys Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfoot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester-Le-Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester-Le-Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester-Le-Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttermere Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blencathra Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mendip Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Street —
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Data Sources

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