Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Redesdale Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 604th highest 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 Redesdale Road (DH2 3JG) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redesdale Road (DH2 3JG), 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.

View Crime In Chester-le-Street East

Crime Over Time in Redesdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banks Holt —
Sep 2025Burglary Norton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Norton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norton Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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