Total Crime Rate

452.9 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 452.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street (DH3 3AA) in the last 12 months was 452.9 per 1,000 residents and was 750.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 188.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH3 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 212 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lindisfarne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Chare —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middle Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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