Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chester-le-Street South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.69 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.69 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Chester-le-Street South
Crime trends · Chester-le-Street South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY +50%
ASB
5
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
28
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Chester-le-Street South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,104
White Brit.96.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Total residents: 10,104
Christian59.1%
No religion34.8%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 10,091
50–6425.6%
35–4916.9%
65–7412.9%
25–348.9%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Total households: 4,652
Other18.2%
Any member 66+15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.5%
