Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 632nd 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 Sycamore Road (DH2 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (DH2 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tanmeads Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanmeads β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanmeads β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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