Crime Rates at Picktree Lodge, Chester Le Street, DH3 4DL

Picktree Lodge area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Chester-le-Street East , and the 81st lowest 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 Picktree Lodge (DH3 4DL) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picktree Lodge (DH3 4DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vigo Lane, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lamorbey Walk (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.