Durham Constabulary

Crime in Chester-le-Street (Rural North)

Street-level crime statistics for Chester-le-Street (Rural North) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 757 crimes in last 12 months
9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

757 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓12.7% vs Previous 12 Months
9/100 Safety Score
12.9% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 757 total crimes recorded in Chester-le-Street (Rural North)

Violent Crime
296 39.1%
↑9%
Anti-Social Behaviour
179 23.6%
↓13%
Criminal Damage & Arson
79 10.4%
↓36%
Vehicle Crime
36 4.8%
↓27%
Public Order
33 4.4%
↓37%
Other Theft
32 4.2%
↓16%
Other Crime
31 4.1%
↓6%
Burglary
26 3.4%
↓40%
Shoplifting
23 3%
Drugs
13 1.7%
↑8%
Possession of Weapons
4 0.5%
↓20%
Theft from Person
2 0.3%
↓50%
Robbery
2 0.3%
↓33%
Bicycle Theft
1 0.1%
↓67%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Chester-le-Street (Rural North)

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Chester-le-Street (Rural North) (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Chester-le-Street (Rural North)

January 2026 62 crimes December 2025 56 crimes November 2025 37 crimes October 2025 53 crimes September 2025 53 crimes August 2025 85 crimes July 2025 73 crimes June 2025 82 crimes May 2025 66 crimes April 2025 66 crimes March 2025 49 crimes February 2025 75 crimes January 2025 53 crimes December 2024 79 crimes November 2024 99 crimes October 2024 67 crimes September 2024 59 crimes August 2024 66 crimes July 2024 87 crimes June 2024 71 crimes May 2024 65 crimes April 2024 75 crimes March 2024 68 crimes February 2024 78 crimes January 2024 52 crimes December 2023 43 crimes November 2023 48 crimes October 2023 63 crimes September 2023 90 crimes August 2023 91 crimes July 2023 71 crimes June 2023 88 crimes May 2023 80 crimes April 2023 102 crimes March 2023 77 crimes February 2023 57 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.