Crime Rates at Station Road, Chester Le Street, DH3 3DU

Station Road 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 Station Road (DH3 3DU) 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 Station Road (DH3 3DU), 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.