Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Newcastle Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 461st 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 Newcastle Road (DH3 3UE) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcastle Road (DH3 3UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northlands, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pelaw Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Chester-le-Street East

Crime Over Time in Newcastle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northlands —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viador Under investigation
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Data Sources

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