Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 500th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Crescent (DL17 9PD) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.9% higher than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Crescent (DL17 9PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Terrace (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Crescent —
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Data Sources

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