Total Crime Rate

595.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 595.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 344.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Front Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (DH7 6JS) in the last 12 months was 595.7 per 1,000 residents and was 943.1% higher 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 Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH7 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossleas, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iveson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gregson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossleas Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morningside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Front Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iveson Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elliott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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