Crime Rates at Blind Lane, Chester Le Street, DH3 4AF

Blind Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blind Lane (DH3 4AF) in the last 12 months was 14.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blind Lane (DH3 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Crescent. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.