Bishop Auckland (East) vs Chester-le-Street (Rural West)

Bishop Auckland (East) has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 843 crimes in the last 12 months. Chester-le-Street (Rural West) has a safety score of 27/100 (Below Average) with 570 crimes. Chester-le-Street (Rural West) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bishop Auckland (East) shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.7% — meaning total crimes rose 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 Bishop Auckland (East), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (313 incidents). In Chester-le-Street (Rural West), it is Violent Crime (219 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bishop Auckland (East) recorded 145 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 Bishop Auckland (East) totalled 313 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, Bishop Auckland (East) recorded 813 crimes (now 843, a change of +3.7%). 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. Bishop Auckland (East) has a resolution rate of 38.5% and Chester-le-Street (Rural West) has 26.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bishop Auckland (East) 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 Bishop Auckland (East) 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.