Crime Rates at Greenbank Street, Chester Le Street, DH3 3QL

Greenbank Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Greenbank Street (DH3 3QL) in the last 12 months was 624.0 per 1,000 residents and was 237.4% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 224.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenbank Street (DH3 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.