Total Crime Rate

345.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 345.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wear Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wear Street (DH3 3PG) in the last 12 months was 345.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wear Street (DH3 3PG), 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 Wear Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ropery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Relton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Relton Terrace Under investigation
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 Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robertson Court Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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