Postcode · Chester le Street
Crime in DH3 4DA
How much crime is recorded in DH3 4DA, 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
- 1,543 (2024)
How safe is DH3 4DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DH3 4DA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 4DANational
Burglary9.59.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.