Total Crime Rate

548.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 548.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 314.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Front Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 6JW) in the last 12 months was 548.9 per 1,000 residents and was 930.5% 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 Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH7 6JW), 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 Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6312 —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Witton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliza Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iveson Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Iveson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iveson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iveson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hexham Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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