Crime Rates at Pine Street, Grange Villa, Chester Le Street, DH2 3LX

Pine Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chester-le-Street North , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pine Street (DH2 3LX) in the last 12 months was 188.8 per 1,000 residents and was 228.7% higher than the Chester-le-Street North average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pine Street (DH2 3LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pelton Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.