Total Crime Rate
89.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wear Lodge 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 Wear Lodge (DH3 4AP) 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 Wear Lodge (DH3 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Low Flatts Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wear Lodge (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chester-le-Street East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wear Lodge | Under investigation |
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