Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell
Middle areaNorth east County Durham. 10,397 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 27% of people in Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell at a rate of 154.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 520 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 300 |
| Other crime | 248 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 239 |
| Shoplifting | 174 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell compares
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Is Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell at a rate of 154.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 160 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (520), anti-social behaviour (300) and other crime (248).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of County Durham
These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell alone. See County Durham
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell was £135,000 in 2025.
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell had 9,614 usual residents at the census.
About 27% of people in Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.