Total Crime Rate

201.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 201.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 26.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Acorn Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acorn Way (DH2 3RA) in the last 12 months was 201.5 per 1,000 residents and was 252.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Way (DH2 3RA), 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 Acorn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillmeads Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ugly Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ugly Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanmeads —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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