Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Ashfield Terrace area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 631st lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Ashfield Terrace (DH3 3PD) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Terrace (DH3 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Relton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Relton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Chare —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Chare Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Chare Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robertson Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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