Crime Rates at The Carriages, Chester Le Street, DH3 3AD

The Carriages area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Carriages (DH3 3AD) in the last 12 months was 932.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1532.3% 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 Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 194.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Carriages (DH3 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 175 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.