Durham Constabulary

Crime in Chester-le-Street (Town South)

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 860 crimes in last 12 months
9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

860 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓8.3% vs Previous 12 Months
9/100 Safety Score
24.1% 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 — 860 total crimes recorded in Chester-le-Street (Town South)

Violent Crime
362 42.1%
Anti-Social Behaviour
163 19%
Criminal Damage & Arson
114 13.3%
↑15%
Other Theft
48 5.6%
↑14%
Public Order
41 4.8%
↓16%
Other Crime
34 4%
↑79%
Burglary
30 3.5%
↓35%
Vehicle Crime
25 2.9%
↓31%
Shoplifting
15 1.7%
↓84%
Drugs
14 1.6%
Possession of Weapons
7 0.8%
↓30%
Robbery
3 0.3%
Bicycle Theft
2 0.2%
↓60%
Theft from Person
2 0.2%
↑100%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Chester-le-Street (Town South)

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Chester-le-Street (Town South) (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Chester-le-Street (Town South)

January 2026 79 crimes December 2025 71 crimes November 2025 70 crimes October 2025 63 crimes September 2025 78 crimes August 2025 60 crimes July 2025 107 crimes June 2025 68 crimes May 2025 66 crimes April 2025 60 crimes March 2025 68 crimes February 2025 70 crimes January 2025 61 crimes December 2024 66 crimes November 2024 57 crimes October 2024 73 crimes September 2024 76 crimes August 2024 94 crimes July 2024 70 crimes June 2024 84 crimes May 2024 89 crimes April 2024 79 crimes March 2024 99 crimes February 2024 90 crimes January 2024 73 crimes December 2023 73 crimes November 2023 82 crimes October 2023 139 crimes September 2023 94 crimes August 2023 126 crimes July 2023 118 crimes June 2023 142 crimes May 2023 110 crimes April 2023 102 crimes March 2023 87 crimes February 2023 81 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.