Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westwood Terrace area has the 14th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 686th 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 Westwood Terrace (DH3 3JS) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Terrace (DH3 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Buttermere Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blencathra Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft York Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorfoot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mendip Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mendip Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttermere Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Street —
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Data Sources

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