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

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 West) has a safety score of 27/100 (Below Average) with 570 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 West) shows +24.2% (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 West), it is Violent Crime (219 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 West) recorded 128. 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 219 in Chester-le-Street (Rural West). 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 West) recorded 459 crimes previously (now 570, +24.2%).

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 West) has 26.1%. 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 West) 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 West). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.