Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 821st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Road (DH2 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Chester-le-Street South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (DH2 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanmeads —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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