Total Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashford 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.
View Crime In Sacriston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gregson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deneside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashford Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B6532 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morningside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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