Chester-le-Street (Rural South) vs Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth)

Chester-le-Street (Rural South) has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) and recorded 668 crimes in the last 12 months. Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) with 167 crimes. Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chester-le-Street (Rural South) shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) shows +72.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chester-le-Street (Rural South), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (221 incidents). In Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth), it is Violent Crime (54 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chester-le-Street (Rural South) recorded 129 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) recorded 41. 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 (Rural South) totalled 221 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 54 in Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth). 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 (Rural South) recorded 735 crimes (now 668, a change of -9.1%). Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) recorded 97 crimes previously (now 167, +72.2%).

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. Chester-le-Street (Rural South) has a resolution rate of 9.5% and Durham (Shadforth/Ludworth) has 28%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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