Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 74.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chillerton Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 817th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chillerton Way (TS28 5FE) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the Blackhalls average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chillerton Way (TS28 5FE), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chillerton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chillerton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chillerton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Johnson'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chillerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickering Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Johnson'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Johnson'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chillerton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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