Total Crime Rate

246.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 246.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Priory Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 188th 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 Priory Court (DH7 6LB) in the last 12 months was 246.0 per 1,000 residents and was 330.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 19 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). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Court (DH7 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Findon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crossfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lilac Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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