Chester-le-Street (Rural South) vs Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village)

Chester-le-Street (Rural South) has a safety score of 21/100 (High Crime) and recorded 752 crimes in the last 12 months. Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,350 crimes. Chester-le-Street (Rural South) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chester-le-Street (Rural South) shows a year-on-year crime trend of +0.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) shows -9.3% (falling). 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 (247 incidents). In Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village), it is Violent Crime (396 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chester-le-Street (Rural South) recorded 150 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) recorded 198. 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 247 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 396 in Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village). 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 749 crimes (now 752, a change of +0.4%). Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) recorded 1,489 crimes previously (now 1,350, -9.3%).

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 31.8% and Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) has 24.4%. 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. Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) 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 Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.