Postcode · Chester le Street
Crime in DH3 1DF
How much crime is recorded in DH3 1DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birtley South
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
DH3 1DFChester le Street
How safe is DH3 1DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH3 1DF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).
DH3 1DFNational
Burglary28.59.1
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Shoplifting9.68.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order6.34.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.14.5
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.