Chester-le-Street (East Villages) vs Stanley (Central Stanley)

Chester-le-Street (East Villages) has a safety score of 53/100 (Average) and recorded 416 crimes in the last 12 months. Stanley (Central Stanley) has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 984 crimes. Chester-le-Street (East Villages) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chester-le-Street (East Villages) shows a year-on-year crime trend of -23.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Stanley (Central Stanley) shows -7.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chester-le-Street (East Villages), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (150 incidents). In Stanley (Central Stanley), it is Violent Crime (314 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chester-le-Street (East Villages) recorded 97 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Stanley (Central Stanley) recorded 189. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chester-le-Street (East Villages) totalled 150 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 314 in Stanley (Central Stanley). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chester-le-Street (East Villages) recorded 545 crimes (now 416, a change of -23.7%). Stanley (Central Stanley) recorded 1,066 crimes previously (now 984, -7.7%).

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. Chester-le-Street (East Villages) has a resolution rate of 21.4% and Stanley (Central Stanley) has 30.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chester-le-Street (East Villages) falls within the Durham Constabulary boundary. Stanley (Central Stanley) 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 Chester-le-Street (East Villages) and Stanley (Central Stanley). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.