Total Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cleveland Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 281st 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 Cleveland Avenue (DH2 3BA) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleveland Avenue (DH2 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Cleveland Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cleveland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Marys Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mendip Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yetholm Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yetholm Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullion Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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