Total Crime Rate

783.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

294.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 783.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 294.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 186.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.4 10/10
  • Public order 50.4 10/10
  • Other theft 34.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Front Street area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 27th 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 Front Street (DH3 3BE) in the last 12 months was 783.0 per 1,000 residents and was 323.3% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 294.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH3 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Villiers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Burns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Chare Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Chare Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Chare —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morningside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morningside Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morningside Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Morningside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morningside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morningside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morningside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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