Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Cuthberts Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chester-le-Street South , and the 548th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 St Cuthberts Drive (DH7 6XE) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Cuthberts Drive (DH7 6XE), the main crime hotspot is near Crossleas. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Cuthberts Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rydal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crossleas Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossleas Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Derwent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derwent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6532 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Front Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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