Durham Constabulary

Crime in Chester-le-Street (Rural West)

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 448 crimes in last 12 months
10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

448 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓12% vs Previous 12 Months
10/100 Safety Score
26.7% 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 — 448 total crimes recorded in Chester-le-Street (Rural West)

Violent Crime
171 38.2%
↑7%
Anti-Social Behaviour
110 24.6%
↑11%
Criminal Damage & Arson
55 12.3%
↓37%
Burglary
24 5.4%
↓48%
Other Theft
24 5.4%
↓8%
Public Order
20 4.5%
↓47%
Other Crime
15 3.3%
↓32%
Vehicle Crime
13 2.9%
↑44%
Drugs
6 1.3%
↑20%
Possession of Weapons
4 0.9%
↓20%
Shoplifting
3 0.7%
↓63%
Robbery
2 0.4%
↓50%
Theft from Person
1 0.2%

Monthly Crime Trend

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

Top Crime Hotspots

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

Explore by Month

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

January 2026 30 crimes December 2025 44 crimes November 2025 28 crimes October 2025 32 crimes September 2025 36 crimes August 2025 38 crimes July 2025 62 crimes June 2025 61 crimes May 2025 36 crimes April 2025 31 crimes March 2025 29 crimes February 2025 21 crimes January 2025 44 crimes December 2024 42 crimes November 2024 36 crimes October 2024 44 crimes September 2024 32 crimes August 2024 50 crimes July 2024 52 crimes June 2024 43 crimes May 2024 30 crimes April 2024 36 crimes March 2024 49 crimes February 2024 51 crimes January 2024 43 crimes December 2023 32 crimes November 2023 33 crimes October 2023 38 crimes September 2023 35 crimes August 2023 35 crimes July 2023 44 crimes June 2023 47 crimes May 2023 55 crimes April 2023 54 crimes March 2023 57 crimes February 2023 41 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.