Crime in DH2 1RX
How much crime is recorded in DH2 1RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ouston & Beamish
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,358 (2024)
DH2 1RXChester le Street
How safe is DH2 1RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH2 1RX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 76% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.