Total Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.0 1/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Dene Villas area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Dene Villas (DH3 3LU) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% 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 Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Dene Villas (DH3 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Ramsey Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dene Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft York Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Beverley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ramsey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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