Crime Rates at Front Street, Chester Le Street, DH3 3BJ

Front Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 1237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2222.7% 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 Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 216.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH3 3BJ), 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.