Chester-le-Street South
WardNorth east County Durham. About 9,961 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 40% of people in Chester-le-Street South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Chester-le-Street South compares
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Is Chester-le-Street South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chester-le-Street South at a rate of 63.8 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, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chester-le-Street South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (299), anti-social behaviour (161) and other crime (107).
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 ward, so they describe all of County Durham and not Chester-le-Street South alone. See County Durham
Chester-le-Street South in brief
Chester-le-Street South had 9,788 usual residents at the census.
About 40% of people in Chester-le-Street South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chester-le-Street South, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Chester-le-Street South, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.