Crime Rates at Lynn Street, Chester Le Street, DH3 3HT

Lynn Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 477th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynn Street (DH3 3HT) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Chester-le-Street East average (185.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynn Street (DH3 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.