Postcode · Chester le Street
Crime in DH2 1TR
How much crime is recorded in DH2 1TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ouston & Beamish
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
How safe is DH2 1TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH2 1TR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
DH2 1TRNational
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other theft0.64.5
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.