Total Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 111.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Other crime 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Parade area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 639th 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 The Parade (DH3 3LR) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

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 ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Parade (DH3 3LR), the main crime hotspot is near Ripon Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Relton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Relton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robertson Court Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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