Total Crime Rate

684.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 684.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.9 9/10
  • Public order 71.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 32nd 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 Green Street (DH8 5LP) in the last 12 months was 684.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1359.4% higher than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 268.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Street (DH8 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Mason Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Green Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Place Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelica Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Angelica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Angelica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Store Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mason Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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