Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwood Terrace area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 528th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Westwood Terrace (DH3 3JS) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Terrace (DH3 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorfoot Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttermere Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wilfred 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robertson Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Blencathra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blencathra Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Relton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Relton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
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Data Sources

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