Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Eliza Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 616th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Eliza Street (DH7 6NH) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eliza Street (DH7 6NH), 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 Eliza Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Formal action is not in the public interest
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iveson Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Valley View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Valley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hexham Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliza Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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