Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ramsey Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 611th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ramsey Street (DH3 3JH) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramsey Street (DH3 3JH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ramsey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Other theft York Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub

Data Sources

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