Crime Rates at Park Road North, Chester Le Street, DH3 3SD

Park Road North area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Park Road North (DH3 3SD) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road North (DH3 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Banks (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.