Durham Constabulary
Crime in Chester-le-Street (Town Central)
Street-level crime statistics for Chester-le-Street (Town Central) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
5
/ 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 — 1,762 total crimes recorded in Chester-le-Street (Town Central)
Violent Crime
463
26.3%
Shoplifting
418
23.7%
↑45%
Anti-Social Behaviour
318
18%
↑18%
Criminal Damage & Arson
178
10.1%
↑38%
Public Order
99
5.6%
↓6%
Other Theft
91
5.2%
↓15%
Burglary
50
2.8%
↑16%
Vehicle Crime
49
2.8%
Other Crime
41
2.3%
↑52%
Drugs
19
1.1%
↓5%
Possession of Weapons
19
1.1%
↑36%
Robbery
9
0.5%
↓25%
Theft from Person
7
0.4%
↑75%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.1%
↓83%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Chester-le-Street (Town Central)
106
02/23
115
03/23
163
04/23
126
05/23
159
06/23
134
07/23
137
08/23
103
09/23
123
10/23
92
11/23
93
12/23
105
01/24
99
02/24
141
03/24
126
04/24
111
05/24
121
06/24
119
07/24
151
08/24
153
09/24
155
10/24
145
11/24
116
12/24
102
01/25
105
02/25
166
03/25
162
04/25
219
05/25
177
06/25
193
07/25
150
08/25
119
09/25
153
10/25
108
11/25
111
12/25
99
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Chester-le-Street (Town Central) (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Chester-le-Street (Town Central)
January 2026
99 crimes
December 2025
111 crimes
November 2025
108 crimes
October 2025
153 crimes
September 2025
119 crimes
August 2025
150 crimes
July 2025
193 crimes
June 2025
177 crimes
May 2025
219 crimes
April 2025
162 crimes
March 2025
166 crimes
February 2025
105 crimes
January 2025
102 crimes
December 2024
116 crimes
November 2024
145 crimes
October 2024
155 crimes
September 2024
153 crimes
August 2024
151 crimes
July 2024
119 crimes
June 2024
121 crimes
May 2024
111 crimes
April 2024
126 crimes
March 2024
141 crimes
February 2024
99 crimes
January 2024
105 crimes
December 2023
93 crimes
November 2023
92 crimes
October 2023
123 crimes
September 2023
103 crimes
August 2023
137 crimes
July 2023
134 crimes
June 2023
159 crimes
May 2023
126 crimes
April 2023
163 crimes
March 2023
115 crimes
February 2023
106 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.