Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 32.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Allen Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Allen Street (DH3 3JG) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allen Street (DH3 3JG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Allen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Relton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Relton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robertson Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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