Crime in DH3 9
How much crime is recorded in DH3 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 1,325 (2024)
DH3 9Postcode sector · Chester le Street
How safe is DH3 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 70.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in DH3 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher 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 11% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.