Crime Rates at York Court, Chester Le Street, DH3 3NT

York Court area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 671st 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 York Court (DH3 3NT) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Court (DH3 3NT), 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.