Chester-le-Street (Town South) vs Darlington (North Road)

Chester-le-Street (Town South) has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 937 crimes in the last 12 months. Darlington (North Road) has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 2,616 crimes. Darlington (North Road) 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. Darlington (North Road) shows +4.1% (rising). 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 Darlington (North Road), it is Violent Crime (789 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 Darlington (North Road) recorded 620. 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 789 in Darlington (North Road). 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%). Darlington (North Road) recorded 2,513 crimes previously (now 2,616, +4.1%).

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 Darlington (North Road) has 23.9%. 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. Darlington (North Road) 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 Darlington (North Road). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.