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

Pine Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chester-le-Street North , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pine Street (DH2 3LY) in the last 12 months was 320.2 per 1,000 residents and was 457.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 138.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pine Street (DH2 3LY), 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.