Chester-le-Street South ward · County Durham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 17% across County Durham (7.5 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 31.4% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (4.7 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 16.3% here, compared with 20.9% across County Durham (4.6 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Chester-le-Street South ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
484 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 439 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Chester-le-Street South ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 40 mapped crimes in September 2024; 46 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Chester-le-Street South
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
40
8
October 2024
29
9
November 2024
23
12
December 2024
43
3
January 2025
30
8
February 2025
35
14
March 2025
26
13
April 2025
34
8
May 2025
42
10
June 2025
41
8
July 2025
61
18
August 2025
35
11
September 2025
37
14
October 2025
25
17
November 2025
22
10
December 2025
39
7
January 2026
51
2
February 2026
45
7
March 2026
47
8
April 2026
41
14
May 2026
51
17
June 2026
45
14
July 2026
35
14
August 2026
46
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Chester-le-Street South
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
259
criminal damage arson
69
public order
34
other theft
31
other crime
25
burglary
21
vehicle crime
17
shoplifting
12
drugs
8
possession of weapons
3
theft from the person
2
bicycle theft
2
robbery
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
