Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 126.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Lindom Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 500th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindom Avenue (DH3 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road Central. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindom Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lindisfarne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road Central —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Central Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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