Crime Rates at Windermere Avenue, Chester Le Street, DH2 3DU

Windermere Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 495th 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 Windermere Avenue (DH2 3DU) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Chester-le-Street East average (185.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Avenue (DH2 3DU), 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.