Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Shotton and South Hetton , and the 667th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Drive (DH6 2BE) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Shotton and South Hetton average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Drive (DH6 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Way. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blossomfield Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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