Total Crime Rate

1606.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

572.7 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 1606.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 598.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 572.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 397.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 158.1 10/10
  • Public order 145.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 111.1 10/10
  • Other theft 47.0 10/10
  • Burglary 34.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.2 10/10
  • Other crime 21.4 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
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

Chester Street area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 5th 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 Chester Street (DL14 7LP) in the last 12 months was 1606.8 per 1,000 residents and was 706.2% higher than the Bishop Auckland Town average (199.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 572.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street (DL14 7LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Gates Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holdforth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holdforth Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Gates —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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