Total Crime Rate

624.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 624.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.6 10/10
  • Public order 38.8 10/10
  • Other theft 34.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Picktree Lane 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 Picktree Lane (DH3 3SR) 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 Picktree Lane (DH3 3SR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Picktree Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morningside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morningside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morningside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morningside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morningside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morningside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morningside Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morningside Court —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Villiers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Burns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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