Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) vs Chester-le-Street (Rural South)

Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) has a safety score of 53/100 (Average) and recorded 414 crimes in the last 12 months. Chester-le-Street (Rural South) has a safety score of 21/100 (High Crime) with 752 crimes. Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) shows a year-on-year crime trend of -23.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Chester-le-Street (Rural South) shows +0.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (154 incidents). In Chester-le-Street (Rural South), it is Violent Crime (247 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) recorded 64 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chester-le-Street (Rural South) recorded 150. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) totalled 154 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 247 in Chester-le-Street (Rural South). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) recorded 538 crimes (now 414, a change of -23.1%). Chester-le-Street (Rural South) recorded 749 crimes previously (now 752, +0.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) has a resolution rate of 25% and Chester-le-Street (Rural South) has 31.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) falls within the Durham Constabulary boundary. Chester-le-Street (Rural South) is covered by Durham Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Barnard Castle (Barnard Castle Town) and Chester-le-Street (Rural South). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.