Crime Rates at Kingsmere, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DB

Kingsmere area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 787th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsmere (DH3 4DB) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsmere (DH3 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.