Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ashford Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashford Drive (DH7 6BB) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Chester-le-Street South average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Ashford Drive (DH7 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gregson Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashford Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gregson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deneside
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6532 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morningside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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