Total Crime Rate

286.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 286.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Front Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street (DH2 3NN) in the last 12 months was 286.9 per 1,000 residents and was 438.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 143.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH2 3NN), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

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Data Sources

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