Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Whitehill Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 713th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Whitehill Way (DH2 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehill Way (DH2 3DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cartmel Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehill Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn —
Sep 2025Drugs Norton Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Norton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banks Holt —
Sep 2025Burglary Norton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brinkburn Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brinkburn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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