Crime Rates at Front Street, Chester Le Street, DH3 3XD

Front Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street (DH3 3XD) in the last 12 months was 641.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1104.7% higher than the Chester-le-Street South average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH3 3XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 212 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.