Postcode · Chester le Street
Crime in DH3 3UP
How much crime is recorded in DH3 3UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester-le-Street North
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
DH3 3UPChester le Street
How safe is DH3 3UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH3 3UP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 3UPNational
Shoplifting57.98.4
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Other theft8.64.5
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Public order6.34.6
Burglary4.79.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.