Total Crime Rate
810.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
128.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 22nd 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 This (DL17 0HE) in the last 12 months was 810.3 per 1,000 residents and was 431.8% higher than the Chilton average (152.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 128.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode DL17 0HE, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norman Terrace, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keats Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Aidans Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dale Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Chilton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Aidans Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Aidans Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norman Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norman Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keats Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunter Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hunter Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norman Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norman Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norman Terrace | Under investigation |
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