Total Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 17.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Ullswater Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 151st 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 Ullswater Road (DH2 3HG) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ullswater Road (DH2 3HG), 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 Ullswater Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loweswater Avenue —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kinloch Court Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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