Crime Rates at Lindom Avenue, Chester Le Street, DH3 3PP

Lindom Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 588th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindom Avenue (DH3 3PP) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindom Avenue (DH3 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road Central, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.