Total Crime Rate

146.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cleveland Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 446th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cleveland Avenue (DH2 3BB) in the last 12 months was 146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 156.4% higher than the Chester-le-Street South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ).

In the area around Cleveland Avenue (DH2 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Cleveland Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rannoch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yetholm Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loweswater Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yetholm Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yetholm Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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