Chester-le-Street (Town South) vs Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate)

Chester-le-Street (Town South) has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 937 crimes in the last 12 months. Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate) has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 992 crimes. Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chester-le-Street (Town South) shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate) shows -3.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chester-le-Street (Town South), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (413 incidents). In Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate), it is Violent Crime (452 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chester-le-Street (Town South) recorded 153 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate) recorded 192. 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 (Town South) totalled 413 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 452 in Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate). 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 (Town South) recorded 887 crimes (now 937, a change of +5.6%). Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate) recorded 1,027 crimes previously (now 992, -3.4%).

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 (Town South) has a resolution rate of 16.9% and Consett (Blackhill/Ebchester/Leadgate) has 11.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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