Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Powburn Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Powburn Close (DH2 3TP) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% 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 Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Powburn Close (DH2 3TP), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chester-le-Street South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunstan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunstan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantock Avenue | Under investigation |
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