Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Findon Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 746th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Findon Avenue (DH7 6HY) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Chester-le-Street South average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Findon Avenue (DH7 6HY), the main crime hotspot is near Crossleas. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Findon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Temperley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witton Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deneside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6312 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Street —
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Data Sources

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