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

Chiltern 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 Chiltern Avenue (DH2 3BD) 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 Chiltern Avenue (DH2 3BD), 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 Chiltern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yetholm Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Marys Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yetholm Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Kinloch Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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