Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Low Flatts Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 741st 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 Low Flatts Road (DH3 4AL) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Flatts Road (DH3 4AL), the main crime hotspot is near Northlands. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Low Flatts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wear Lodge 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northlands —
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Data Sources

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