Total Crime Rate

212.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.2 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 212.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Beech Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Avenue (DL17 0JN) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher than the Chilton average (152.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (DL17 0JN), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Road. Police recorded 35 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 Beech Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Keats Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Chilton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keats Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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