Total Crime Rate

444.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 444.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.7 10/10
  • Burglary 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Other crime 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Quantock Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Quantock Avenue (DH2 3DB) in the last 12 months was 444.0 per 1,000 residents and was 677.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 232.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quantock Avenue (DH2 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Sidlaw Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Quantock Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Waldridge Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yetholm Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yetholm Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yetholm Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quantock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rannoch Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sidlaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidlaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidlaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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