Crime Rates at Shields Road, Chester Le Street, DH3 4AA

Shields Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 506th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Shields Road (DH3 4AA) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shields Road (DH3 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.