Crime Rates at Pentland Court, Chester Le Street, DH2 3DF

Pentland Court area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pentland Court (DH2 3DF) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 244.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentland Court (DH2 3DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorfoot Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttermere Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.