Crime Rates at Hopgarth Gardens, Chester Le Street, DH3 3RH

Hopgarth Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hopgarth Gardens (DH3 3RH) in the last 12 months was 624.0 per 1,000 residents and was 237.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 224.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopgarth Gardens (DH3 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.