Durham Constabulary
Crime in Chester-le-Street (Rural South)
Street-level crime statistics for Chester-le-Street (Rural South) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
6
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
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Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 823 total crimes recorded in Chester-le-Street (Rural South)
Violent Crime
284
34.5%
↑12%
Anti-Social Behaviour
151
18.3%
↑39%
Criminal Damage & Arson
104
12.6%
↓11%
Shoplifting
77
9.4%
↓16%
Public Order
61
7.4%
↑27%
Other Theft
42
5.1%
↑8%
Vehicle Crime
27
3.3%
↓10%
Burglary
26
3.2%
↓41%
Other Crime
19
2.3%
↓17%
Drugs
15
1.8%
↑15%
Possession of Weapons
8
1%
↑167%
Theft from Person
4
0.5%
Robbery
3
0.4%
↑200%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.2%
↓33%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Chester-le-Street (Rural South)
62
02/23
76
03/23
83
04/23
75
05/23
59
06/23
42
07/23
56
08/23
49
09/23
56
10/23
53
11/23
57
12/23
43
01/24
73
02/24
75
03/24
65
04/24
87
05/24
55
06/24
76
07/24
51
08/24
53
09/24
46
10/24
63
11/24
67
12/24
64
01/25
68
02/25
54
03/25
62
04/25
76
05/25
73
06/25
71
07/25
72
08/25
73
09/25
79
10/25
74
11/25
53
12/25
68
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Chester-le-Street (Rural South) (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Chester-le-Street (Rural South)
January 2026
68 crimes
December 2025
53 crimes
November 2025
74 crimes
October 2025
79 crimes
September 2025
73 crimes
August 2025
72 crimes
July 2025
71 crimes
June 2025
73 crimes
May 2025
76 crimes
April 2025
62 crimes
March 2025
54 crimes
February 2025
68 crimes
January 2025
64 crimes
December 2024
67 crimes
November 2024
63 crimes
October 2024
46 crimes
September 2024
53 crimes
August 2024
51 crimes
July 2024
76 crimes
June 2024
55 crimes
May 2024
87 crimes
April 2024
65 crimes
March 2024
75 crimes
February 2024
73 crimes
January 2024
43 crimes
December 2023
57 crimes
November 2023
53 crimes
October 2023
56 crimes
September 2023
49 crimes
August 2023
56 crimes
July 2023
42 crimes
June 2023
59 crimes
May 2023
75 crimes
April 2023
83 crimes
March 2023
76 crimes
February 2023
62 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.