Total Crime Rate

202.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beech Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 202.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher than the Chilton average (148.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (DL17 0JN), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miners Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Chilton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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