Barnard Castle (Staindrop) vs Chester-le-Street (Rural North)

Barnard Castle (Staindrop) has a safety score of 47/100 (Average) and recorded 362 crimes in the last 12 months. Chester-le-Street (Rural North) has a safety score of 14/100 (High Crime) with 788 crimes. Barnard Castle (Staindrop) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barnard Castle (Staindrop) shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Chester-le-Street (Rural North) shows -6.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barnard Castle (Staindrop), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (136 incidents). In Chester-le-Street (Rural North), it is Violent Crime (296 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barnard Castle (Staindrop) recorded 41 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chester-le-Street (Rural North) recorded 176. 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 (Staindrop) totalled 136 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 296 in Chester-le-Street (Rural North). 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 (Staindrop) recorded 339 crimes (now 362, a change of +6.8%). Chester-le-Street (Rural North) recorded 845 crimes previously (now 788, -6.8%).

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 (Staindrop) has a resolution rate of 0% and Chester-le-Street (Rural North) has 22.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barnard Castle (Staindrop) falls within the Durham Constabulary boundary. Chester-le-Street (Rural North) 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 (Staindrop) and Chester-le-Street (Rural North). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.